Adding or Multiplying Fraction Word Problems

Jessica picked 9/10 of a bucket of apples, and Sally picked 1/10 of a bucket of apples. How many buckets total did they pick?

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A recipe called for 5/11 cup of chopped turnips and 4/11 cup of diced turnips. In total, how many cups of turnips did the recipe call for?

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Dan ate 2/7 of a pie, while Tim ate 4/7 of a pie. In total, how much pie did these two eat?

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Nancy has 1/11 of last week's allowance and 2/11 of this week's allowance. How much allowance in total does Nancy have left?

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What is the sum of these fractions in lowest terms?

What is the sum of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 4/5

• 3/20

• 17/20

• 4/20

What is the sum of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 7/18

• 7/9

• 12/9

• 12/81

Find the sum.

• 7/18

• 7/9

• 12/9

• 12/81

What is the sum of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 22/5

• 6/3

• 22/15

• 6/15

Nancy did 1/5 of a load of laundry on Saturday and 2/5 of a load of laundry on Monday. What fraction of laundry did Nancy do in total?

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