Subtract Fraction Word Problems

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

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

Javion drank 7/8 quart of juice in two days. He drank 1/4 quart of juice yesterday. How much did he drink today?

• 5/8 quart

• 6/8 quart

• 1 1/4 quarts

• 1 1/8 quarts

The fifth grade math teachers ordered pizza for lunch. Mrs. Dombkowski ate 1/3 of the pizza. Ms. Chaney ate 5/12 of the pizza. How much more pizza did Ms. Chaney eat than Mrs. Dombkowski?

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 4/6

• 1/12

What is the difference of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 2/4

• 0

• 0/4

• 1/2

At the farmers' market, Trent bought 1/2 of a bag of Red Delicious apples and 5/12 of a bag of Gala apples. How many more bags of Red Delicious apples did Trent purchase?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

• 3/20
• 1/1
• 3/9
• 1/9

• -4/3
• 13/18
• 4/3
• 2/9

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

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