Subtracting Fraction Word Problems

Two friends are reading the same book for a reading group. Jackson read 3/4 of the assigned reading. Maribel only read 1/8 of the assigned reading. Determine the difference in the two amounts. 

• 2/4 of the book

• 2/8 of the book

• 5/8 of the book

John's plant measured 12 1/5 inches at the beginning of the year and 17 1/10 inches at the end of the year. How much did it grow during the year?

• 4 9/10

• 29 3/10

• 4 1/10

• 3 1/2

• 3 5/8

• 4 1/4

• 4 1/2

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Mrs. Jarvis has read 2/3 of a book. She reads 1/6 of the book when she gets home from school. How much of the book does Mrs. Jarvis have left to read?

• 5/6 of the book left

• 1/3 of the book left

• 1/6 of the book left

• 2/3 of the book left

The elves are packing M& M's for stockings. They start with 3/4 a pound and used 1/4 how much is left?

• 3/4

• 4/8

• 2/4

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

To add or subtract, two fractions must have...

• a monkey

• a common denominator

• unlike terms

• the same numerators