Adding and Subtracting Fractions Word Problem Practice

Oliver took 7/10 hours to travel from his house to his office. After 8 hours of work, he travelled 3/4 hours from his office to his house. How long altogether did Oliver travel on that day?

Each large cookie is 5/6 oz and each small cookie is 4/9 oz. What is the total weight of 2 large cookies and 1 small cookie?

The capacity of the two milk pitchers on the counter is 9/10 liter each. One pitcher has 3/8 of a liter of milk in it and the other pitcher has 5/12 of a liter milk in it. How much milk is there altogether?

After dinner, Joe and his family eat 1/2 of Joe's birthday cake. Then, Joe eats another 1/8 of the cake for breakfast the following morning and his brother eats 1/4 of it. How much of the cake has been eaten?

• 1 1/8

• 7/8

• 1

• 9/16

Ally's little sister wanted to help her make some oatmeal cookies. First, she put $\frac{5}{8}$ cup of oatmeal in the bowl. Next, she added another $\frac{5}{8}$ cup of oatmeal. Finally, she added another $\frac{5}{8}$ cup of oatmeal. How much oatmeal did she put in the bowl? Write your answer as a mixed number.

• 0

Applying Operations on Fractions in Word Problems: If John ate 3/8 of a pizza and Mary ate 1/4 of the same pizza, what fraction of the pizza was eaten in total?

• 3/4

• 5/8

• 2/8

• 1/2

Harry filled a watering can with 3/4 gallon of water. After watering a plant, he sees that 1/8 gallon is left. How much water did Harry use to water the plant?

• 1/8 gallon

• 3/8 gallon

• 5/8 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

Jose ran 3/10 miles and Syd ran 1/2 miles. How many more miles did Syd run than Jose?

• 1/5

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/3

The Fox family ordered a large pizza with 12 slices. Three-twelfths of the pizza was pepperoni. Four-twelfths of the pizza was ham and the rest was just cheese. What fraction of the pizza was just cheese?

The fifth grade math teachers ordered pizza for lunch. Miss Scalise ate 1/3 of the pizza. Mrs. Judd ate 3/12 of the pizza. How much more pizza did Miss Scalise eat than Mrs. Judd?

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 4/6

• 1/12