Add Subtract Fraction Word Problems

Shayna needs 10 3/5 hours to complete a project.  If she already worked on the project for 5 3/4 hours, how many more hours does she need to complete her project?

• 15 6/9

• 5 6/20

• 4 3/20

• 4 17/20

Ayden 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? 

• 1/2

• 3/6

• 1/6

• 2/9

Jayden bought a 5 cup bag of pecans.  If she uses 2 2/3 cups to bake cookies, how many cups of pecans will be left in the bag? 

• 7 2/3

• 3 2/3

• 2 1/3

• 3 1/3

Lawton has a piece of wood that is 7 1/4 inches long.  he cut the piece of wood so that it was 3 5/8 inches long.  how much wood did he have left? 

• 4  3/8

• 10 7/8

• 4 5/8

• 3 5/8

7/9 + 5/6 + 1/2 =

• 38/18

• 13/17

• 2 2/18

• 2 1/9

Brianna used 1/4 eggs to make breakfast and 4/8 eggs to make cookies.  How many eggs does she have left? 

• 6/8

• 2

• 3/4

• 6

Samir made a large pot of soup.  The recipe called for 1/4 cup of salt, but he added 2/3 cup of salt instead.  How much extra salt did Samir add? 

• 11/12

• Equal amount of salt was added

• 3/7

• 5/12

Destiny was to feed her dog in the morning.  She was to give the large dog 7/8 of a scoop of dog food and the smaller dog 1/4 of a scoop.  How much more dog food does Destiny need to give the large dog? 

• 3/8 scoop

• 5/8 scoop

• 1/2 scoop

• 1 scoop 

Jordan ate 8/12 of a pizza.  Michael ate 1/3 of a pizza.  Who ate more pizza and by how much? 

• Jordan by 4/12

• Michael by 7/12

•  Michael by 9/12

• Jordan by 1/3

My family ate 1/2 of the rolls at dinner and 1/4 of them the next morning. What portion of the rolls was left?

• 1/2 of the rolls

• 1/4 of the rolls

• 2/6 of the rolls

• 1/8 of the rolls