Add and Subtract Fractions Practical Problems

Landon has 8/10 of his lawn left to mow. He mows 6/10 of the lawn before breaking for breakfast. How much more of the lawn does Landon have left to mow?

Kirk has 3/4 of a carton of eggs. He uses some of the eggs to make an omelette and now has 2/4 of the carton left. What fraction of the carton did Kirk use?

Beth had 3 and 1/4 cups of milk. She used 1 and 3/4 cups of the milk to bake a cake. How many cups of milk does Beth have left?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

Aiden mowed 1/3 of the lawn and stopped to drink a glass of water. He then mowed 1/6 of the lawn before running out of gas. How much of the lawn did he mow?

Write your answer in its simplest form.

• 1/2

• 3/6

• 1/6

• 2/9

What is the sum of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 7/18

• 7/9

• 12/9

• 12/81

What equation is shown here?

• 2/10 + 6/10 = 8/10

• 6/10 - 4/10 = 2/10

• 2/10 + 4/10 = 6/10

• 0+ 2/10 = 6/10

What is the sum of these fractions in lowest terms?

Find the sum.

• 7/18

• 7/9

• 12/9

• 12/81

What equation is shown?

• 3/10 + 3/10 = 6/10

• 6/10 - 3/10 = 3/10

• 3/10 + 6/10 = 9/10

• 0 + 3/10 = 6/10

What equation is shown on the number line?

• 1/5 + 3/5 = 4/5

• 4/5 - 1/5 = 3/5

• 1/5 + 4/5 = 5/5

• 4/5 - 3/5 = 1/5