Addition and Subtraction Fraction Word Problems

Tom spends 13 /15 of an hour studying and also spends

8/15 of an hour at the store. How much less time does Tom spend at the store compared to studying?

• 1/3

• 21/15

• 2/3

• 4/3

A recipe called for 1/12 of a cup of chopped tomatoes and 4/9 of a cup of diced walnuts. How many more cups of walnuts did the recipe call for?

• 3/3

• 4/108

• 13/36

• 5/21

3/14 of a foot of fabric is needed to make a rug, while

13/14 of a foot of fabric is required to make a coat. How much more fabric is needed to make a coat versus a rug?

• 5/7

• 16/14

• 1 1/7

• 10/14

Melanie ate 4/5 of a cake, while Nancy ate 3/5 of a cake. In total, how much cake did these two eat?

• 1 2/5

• 2 2/5

• 1/5

• 7/10

Thomas walked 1 1/4 miles from his home to his school. Jackson walks 1 2/3 miles from his home to work. How much farther does Jackson walk to school than Thomas?

• 5/12 of a mile

• 7/12 of a mile

• 1/5 of a mile

•  1/2 of a mile

Alyssa picked 1/3 of a bucket of bananas, and Nancy picked 3/8 of a bucket of bananas. How many buckets total did they pick?

• 17/24

• 8/12

• 1 7/24

• 4/11

Dante has 2/3 of last week's allowance and 2/3 of this week's allowance. How many weeks of allowance in total does Dante have left?

• 2/3

• 1 1/3

• 2 1/3

• 6/3

A grocer sells 5 and 2/3 pounds of blueberries in the morning. In the afternoon the grocer sells 11/12 pounds less blueberries. How many pounds of blueberries are sold in the morning and afternoon altogether?

• 6 and 3/12 lbs

• 6 and 1/4 lbs

• 10 and 10/24 lbs

• 10 and 5/12 lbs

Lee drank 1 and 2/3 quarts of water today. He drank 2/5 quart less water than Steve. How much water did Steve drink today?

• 4 and 1/5 quarts

• 1 and 10/15 quarts

• 2 and 1/5 quarts

• 2 and 1/15 quarts

Kathy uses 2 and 5/9 pounds of flour to make baked goods. She uses 5/6 pounds more than Diana. How many pounds of flour did Diana use?

• 2 and 15/18 lbs

• 2 and 5/6 lbs

• 1 and 13/18 lbs

• 3 and 1/9 lbs