Adding and Subtracting Fractions Word Problems

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.

A plumber is fitting a water pipe that is 3/4 foot long on to a water pipe that is 2/12 foot long. How long will the finished pipe be?

• 11/12 foot

• 8/16 foot

• 2/12 foot

• 1 foot

Marty made two types of cookies.  He used 2/3 cup of sugar for one recipe and 1/4 cup  of sugar for the other.  How much sugar did he use in all? 

• 5/12

• 3/7

• 11/12

• 1/3

A plant grew  inch 1/8 last week and 3/8 inch this week. How many inches did the plant grow in the last two weeks? Remember to simplify your answer.

Tony had 7/8 pound of turkey. He used 2/3 pound for sandwiches. How many pounds of turkey does Tony have left? Remember to simplify if possible. 

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