Quiz about Adding and Subtracting Fractions Word Problems

Question 1

Kayla ate 3/12 of a watermelon. Jordyn ate 1/12 of the watermelon. Then April ate 1/4 of the watermelon. How much of the watermelon did they eat?

Accepted Answer

7/12

Answer

6/12

Answer

7/36

Answer

4/12

Question 2

Daniel watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 1/2 of a yard and the spider crawled 1/8 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

5/8

Question 3

Robert made a fruit salad with 11/12 of a pound of melon and 1/6 of a pound of berries. How many pounds of fruit did Robert use in all?

Accepted Answer

1 1/12

Answer

3/4

Answer

2/3

Answer

1 1/2

Question 4

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?

Accepted Answer

5/8

Answer

4/8

Answer

1 3/8

Answer

3/4

Question 5

A group of students is sharing $$\frac{2}{3}$$ of a pizza equally among 4 friends. How much pizza does each friend get?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{1}{6}$$ of a pizza

Answer

$$\frac{2}{12}$$ of a pizza

Answer

$$\frac{8}{3}$$ of a pizza

Answer

$$\frac{2}{7}$$ of a pizza

Question 6

After dinner, Joe and his family eat 1/2 of Joe's birthday cake. Then, Joe eats another 1/8 of the cake for breakfast the following morning and his brother eats 1/4 of it. How much of the cake has been eaten?

Accepted Answer

7/8

Answer

1 1/8

Answer

1

Answer

9/16

Question 7

You give 1/3 of a pan of brownies to Mr. Nix and 1/6 of a pan of brownies to your teacher. How much of the pan of brownies did you give away?

Accepted Answer

1/2 of the pan

Answer

2/6 of the pan

Answer

1/6 of the pan

Answer

1/3 of the pan

Question 8

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?

Accepted Answer

1/12

Answer

1/4

Answer

2/3

Answer

4/6

Question 9

The fifth grade classes collected 5/10 of the school's canned goods on Monday, 1/5 on Tuesday, and 45/100 on Wednesday. How much of the school's canned goods did the fifth grade collect in all?

Accepted Answer

1 3/20

Answer

115/100

Answer

1 15/100

Answer

75/100

Question 10

Charlotte received 7/10 inches of rain on Monday. On Tuesday it rained an additional 2/5 inches. How many more inches did it rain on Monday than on Tuesday?

Accepted Answer

3/10

Answer

1/5

Answer

6/10

Answer

2/5

Question 11

Nathan collected 5/6 of a carton of eggs on Saturday and 8/12 on Sunday. How many eggs did he collect on both days?

Accepted Answer

1 1/2

Answer

18/12

Answer

9/6

Answer

1 3/6

Question 12

Mrs. O'Hare bought a cake for the teachers of Palisades Park Elementary. The teachers ate 4/10 of the cake before lunch, 1/5 after lunch, and 12/100 after school. How much of the cake got eaten during the day?

Accepted Answer

18/25

Answer

8/10

Answer

72/100

Answer

36/50

Question 13

Devon combines 1/3 cup of raisins and 1/2 cup of granola to make a snack. How many cups of raisins and granola does Devon use?

Accepted Answer

5/6 cup

Answer

2/5 cup

Answer

3/6 cup

Answer

2/6 cup

Question 14

Ann spent 1/8 of her allowance to buy paper and 3/4 of her allowance to buy paint. How much of her allowance did Ann spend?

Accepted Answer

7/8

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/12

Question 15

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?

Accepted Answer

5/8 gallon

Answer

1/8 gallon

Answer

3/8 gallon

Answer

1/2 gallon

Question 16

Which is the best estimate of the sum of 5/6 and 3/8?

Accepted Answer

1 1/2

Answer

3

Answer

2

Answer

1/2

Question 17

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?

Accepted Answer

3/10

Answer

1/2

Answer

5/6

Answer

6/15

Question 18

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?

Accepted Answer

7/8 yard

Answer

1 1/4 yards

Answer

1 yard

Answer

1 1/8 yards

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

1/5

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/3

Question 20

Gail made 7/8 quart of lemonade. Her sister drank 1/4 quart of the lemonade. How much lemonade is left?

Accepted Answer

5/8 quart

Answer

1/2 quart

Answer

2/3 quart

Answer

1 quart

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