Add and Subtract Fractions Practical Problems

Mrs. Syrus bakes 4 whole pies for Thanksgiving. After dessert is finished, she has 2 1/4 pie left. How much pie did her family eat?

Lori has 7 1/3 inches of red string and 6 2/3 inches of blue string. How many inches of string does she have in total?

• 13

• 14

Sam painted 9 8/12 feet of the school mural and Mary painted 6 2/12 feet of tohe mural. How much more did Sam paint than Mary?

Diane had 3 2/3 cups of flour. She used 2 1/3 cups of flour for a recipe. How many cups of flour does Diane have left?

The Gill family ordered a large pizza. Kyle ate 1/8 of the pizza, Scott ate 2/8 of the pizza, and Missy ate 3/8 of the pizza. How much of the pizza was left?

What is the sum of 1 1/5 and 3 3/5?

Which of the following is the sum of 2/10 and 9/10 written as a mixed number?

Mikela uses 1 1/6 cups of rye flour and 3/4 cups of wheat flour to make bread.
How much flour does Mikela use in all?

• 1 11/12 cups

• 1 3/4 cups

• 1 2/5 cups

• 2 cups

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

Christine baked a pumpkin pie.  She ate 1/6 of the pie.  Her brother ate 1/3.  How much of the pie was left?

• 1/18

• 2/9

• 1/2

• 2/3