Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fraction Word Problems

Jerome walked 2/3 mile in the morning and 11/12 mile in the evening. How many miles did he walk in all?

Kayla has 3/9 of a pizza and Lille gave her 2/9 of a pizza. How much pizza does Kayla have now?

• 5

• 5/9

• 1/9

• 6/9

Tiffany bought 2/5 kg of cherries.  Linda bought 1/10kg of cherries.  How many kg of cherries did they buy altogether?  

• 1/5 kg

• 3/10 kg

• 5/15 kg

• 1/2 kg

Findlay walks 7/8 of a mile to school.  Joseph walks 1/2 of a mile to school.  How much farther does Findlay walk than Joseph?

• 8/10

• 1 3/8

• 6/5

• 3/8

Ryan practiced piano for 3/10 of an hour and soccer for 1/2 an hour. In simplest form, how long did he practice altogether?

• A. 8/10 Hr

• B. 1/5 Hr

• C. 4/5 Hr

• D. 1/3 Hr

Sam used 1/2 of a pint of paint on Thursday and 3/8 of a pint on Sunday. In simplest form, how much paint did Sam use altogether?

• A. 4/10 Pt

• B. 3/4 Pt

• C. 7/8 Pt

• D. 5/8 Pt

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

• a monkey

• a common denominator

• unlike terms

• the same numerators

What does Ms. Parten say you should think of when you see unlike denominators?

• green flag

• white flag

• pizza

• red flag

When the denominators are not the same, I must find a...

• common numerator

• common denominator

• equivalent fraction

• mixed number

When adding or subtracting fractions, I NEVER add or subtract the...

• numerators

• denominators

• mixed numbers

• equivalent fractions