Add and Subtract Fractions Word

Pam walks 3/4 of a mile to school. Paul walks 1/8 of a mile to school. How much farther does Pam walk than Paul?

• 5/8

• 4/8

• 1 3/8

• 3/4

The fifth grade math teachers ordered pizza for lunch. Mrs. Dombkowski ate 1/3 of the pizza. Ms. Chaney ate 5/12 of the pizza. How much more pizza did Ms. Chaney eat than Mrs. Dombkowski?

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 4/6

• 1/12

Simon has 1/5 of a gallon of cranberry juice, 1/3 of a gallon of apple juice, and 7/10 of a gallon of grape juice. How much juice does Simon have?

• 9/30

• 1/2

• 1  7/30

• 1  13/30

Tyson read for 2/3 hour today. He read for 3/5 hour yesterday. How many hours did Tyson read in all?

• 5/8 hours

• 1 4/15 hours

• 1 11/15 hours

• 2 4/15 hours

Tim has a board that is 5/6 feet long. He painted 2/18 feet of his board last night. How much more does Tim have left to paint?

• 13/18

• 7/24

• 7/18

• 3/7

Sally is painting her house. She used 1/8 of a gallon of paint in her bathroom, and 2/6 of a gallon of paint in her bedroom. How much paint did she use in all?

• 11/24

• 3/14

• 3/24

• 11/14

Jose had 8/9 of a bottle of ketchup. After eating his fries he has 3/5 of the bottle leftover. What would you do to figure out how much he used?

• Add 8/9 + 3/5

• Subtract 8/9 - 3/5