Adding and Subtracting Fractions Word Problem Practice

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?

• 3/10

• 1/5

• 6/10

• 2/5

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?

• 18/12

• 9/6

• 1 1/2

• 1 3/6

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?

• 8/10

• 72/100

• 36/50

• 18/25

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?

• 2/5 cup

• 3/6 cup

• 2/6 cup

• 5/6 cup

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?

• 1/2

• 7/8

• 1/3

• 1/12

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

• 3

• 1 1/2

• 2

• 1/2

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?

• 1/2

• 3/10

• 5/6

• 6/15

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?

• 7/8 yard

• 1 1/4 yards

• 1 yard

• 1 1/8 yards

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

• 1/2 quart

• 2/3 quart

• 1 quart

• 5/8 quart

Neil swam 1/3 lengths of the pool. Mia swam 1/2 lengths of the pool. How many more lengths of the pool did Mia swim than Neil?

• 1/6

• 1

• 5/6

• 1/2