Solve Word Problems Involving Addition and Subtraction of Fractions

A recipe called for 2/11 cup of chopped tomatoes and 4/11 cup of diced tomatoes. In total, how many cups of tomatoes did the recipe call for?

• 2/11

• 4/11

• 8/11

• 6/11

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Tom spends 13 /15 of an hour studying and also spends

8/15 of an hour at the store. How much less time does Tom spend at the store compared to studying?

• 1/3

• 21/15

• 2/3

• 4/3

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Tom has to read 2 books for school. Tom read 5/6 of the first book on Sunday, and 1/2 of the second book on Friday. What total fraction of these two books has Tom read?

• 1/3

• 1 2/3

• 1 1/3

• 6/6

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

You brought 2/3 of a pan of brownies to school and gave 1/6 of the pan to your teacher. How much of the pan of brownies do you have left?

• 2/6 of the pan

• 1/6 of the pan

• 1/2 of the pan

• 1/3 of the pan

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Shane needs 10 3/5 hours to complete a project.

If he already worked on the project for 5 3/4 hours, how many more hours does he need to complete her project?

(Hint: rename if necessary)

• 15 6/9

• 5 6/20

• 4 3/20

• 4 17/20

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Adam has a board that is 12 ft. If he cuts of 5 3/4 ft, how much of the board is left?

• ⁷¹/₄ ft

• 7³/₄ ft

• 6¹/₄ ft

• 6³/₄ ft

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C