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Adding and Subtracting Fractions in Word Problems

Authored by Anthony Clark

Mathematics

5th Grade

CCSS covered

Adding and Subtracting Fractions in Word Problems
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Harry filled a watering can with 3/4 gallon of water. After watering a plant, he sees that 1/8 gallon is left. How much water did Harry use to water the plant?

1/8 gallon

3/8 gallon

5/8 gallon

1/2 gallon

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Pia has 9/10 meter of ribbon. She cuts off 3/5 meter of the ribbon to use as a bow on a box. How much ribbon does Pia have left?

1/2

3/10

5/6

6/15

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Ken uses 3/4 yard of blue yarn and 1/8 yard of red yarn for an art project. What is the total length of yarn Ken uses?

7/8 yard

1 1/4 yards

1 yard

1 1/8 yards

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Jose ran 3/10 miles and Syd ran 1/2 miles. How many more miles did Syd run than Jose?

1/5

1/2

1/4

1/3

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Fox family ordered a large pizza with 12 slices. Three-twelfths of the pizza was pepperoni. Four-twelfths of the pizza was ham and the rest was just cheese. What fraction of the pizza was just cheese?

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If 3/4 of a box of chocolates are eaten and 1/3 of the remaining chocolates are given away, what fraction of the original chocolates are left?

2/3

1/2

1/4

3/4

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

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