Add and Subtracting Fractions Word Problems

Sara bought 2 3/4 pounds of chocolate. Daniel ate 3/6. Which equation will help you find how much chocolate Sara has left?

• 2 3/4 + 3/6

• 3/6 + 2 3/4

• 2 3/4 - 3/6

• 3/6 - 2 3/4

D'Andre found 3 boxes of Legos. From the first box he gave away 1/5 of the Legos. From the next two boxes he gave away 3/4 of the Legos.

Which equation will show how much of his Legos he gave away in total?

• 1/5 + 3/4

• 3/4 - 1/5

• 1/5 + 1/5 + 3/4

• 1/5 + 3/4 + 3/4

Karla had 4 scarfs. Each scarf measured 7/8 of a yard. Which equation would help find how many total yards her scarfs measure?

• 7/8 + 7/8 + 7/8 + 7/8

• 7/8 + 7/8

• 7/8 + 4

• 7/8 - 4

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

On Saturday, Tim and Bob had a sleepover. For dinner, Tim and Bob ate 9/12 of the pizza. Tim ate 5/12 of the pizza. What fraction of the pizza did Bob eat?

• 3/12

• 9/12

• 14/12

• 4/12

Jenna bought a spool of ribbon for her craft projects. It contained 5 3/4 meters of ribbon.  She used 3 2/5 meters of ribbon for a project.  How many meters of ribbon does Jenna have left?

• 2 7/20

• 1 8/20

• 4 3/20

• 3 7/20

John's full backpack weighs 5 1/2 pounds, and Tyrone's full backpack weighs 6 3/5 pounds. What is the total weight of both boys' backpacks?

• 12 4/10

• 10 2/10

• 11 1/10

• 12 1/10

Beth had 3 and 1/4 cups of milk. She used 1 and 3/4 cups of the milk to bake a cake. How many cups of milk does Beth have left?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

Penny raked 3/5 of her yard on Saturday and 1/3 of her yard on Sunday. How much of her yard did she rake?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

Aiden mowed 1/3 of the lawn and stopped to drink a glass of water. He then mowed 1/6 of the lawn before running out of gas. How much of the lawn did he mow?

Write your answer in its simplest form.

• 1/2

• 3/6

• 1/6

• 2/9