Multiple Step Adding and Subtracting Fractions Word Problems

Darla added five-sixths of a bag of soil to her garden. Her neighbor Kierstyn added eleven-eighths bags of soil to her garden. How much more soil did Kierstyn add than Darla?

• Kierstyn add 13/24 more bags of soil to her garden

• Kierstyn add 1/2 more bags of soil to her garden

• Kierstyn add 11/20 more bags of soil to her garden

• Kierstyn add 7/24 more bags of soil to her garden

It took Gerard five-thirds of an hour to complete his math homework on Monday, three-fourths of an hour on Tuesday, and five-sixths of an hour on Wednesday. How many hours did he take to complete his homework altogether?

• It took Gerard a half an hour to complete his homework altogether.

• It took Gerard three and one-thrid hours to complete his homework altogether.

• It took Gerard two and two-fourth hours to complete his homework altogether.

• It took Gerard three and one-fourth hours to complete his homework altogether.

At a pizza party, Calvin and his friends ate three and one-fourth cheese pizzas and two and three-fourths pepperoni pizzas. How much pizza did they eat in all?

• Calvin and his friends ate 1 and 1/3 pizzas in all.

• Calvin and his friends ate seven pizzas in all.

• Calvin and his friends ate 5 and 1/2 pizzas in all.

• Calvin and his friends ate six pizzas in all.

The Rodriguez family drove their car for five and five-sixths days to reach their vacation home, and then drove for six and one-sixth days to return home. How much longer did it take them to drive home?

• The Rodriguez family took one-half more days to drive home.

• The Rodriguez family took two-half more days to drive home.

• The Rodriguez family took three-half more days to drive home.

• The Rodriguez family took four-half more days to drive home.

A warehouse has 12 and nine-tenths meters of tape in one area of the building, and eight and three-fifths meters of tape in another part. How much tape does the warehouse have in all?

• The warehouse has 22 and one-half meters of tape in all.

• The warehouse has 20 and one-half meters of tape in all.

• The warehouse has 21 and one-half meters of tape in all.

• The warehouse has 23 and one-half meters of tape in all.

An electrician has three and seven-sixteenths cm of wire. He needs only two and five-eighths cm of wire for a job. How much wire does he need to cut?

• The electrician needs to cut 10 sixteenths cm of wire.

• The electrician needs to cut 11 sixteenths cm of wire.

• The electrician needs to cut 12 sixteenths cm of wire.

• The electrician needs to cut 13 sixteenths cm of wire.

A carpenter had a piece of wood that was 15 feet in length. If he needs only 10 and five-twelfths feet of wood, then how much wood should he cut?

• The carpenter needs to cut three and seven-twelfths feet of wood.

• The carpenter needs to cut two and seven-twelfths feet of wood.

• The carpenter needs to cut four and seven-twelfths feet of wood.

• The carpenter needs to cut seven-twelfths feet of wood.

Frances rode her bike for one-fifth of a mile on Monday and two-fifths of a mile on Tuesday. How many miles did she ride altogether?

• Frances rode her bike for three-fifths of a mile altogether.

• Frances rode her bike for two-fifths of a mile altogether.

• Frances rode her bike for four-fifths of a mile altogether.

• Frances rode her bike for six-fifths of a mile 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

Robert made a fruit salad with 11/12 of a pound of melon and 1/6 of a pound of berries. How many pounds of fruit did Robert use in all?

• 1 1/12

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1 1/2