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?

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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

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

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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?

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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?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

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?

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

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

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

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

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

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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

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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

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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

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