Add and Subtract Fractions and Mixed Numbers Word Problems

Joan and Mindy collect sea shells. Joan's bucket of shells weighed two and two-thirds pounds, and Mindy's bucket was three and one-fourth pounds. How much more does Mindy's bucket weigh than Joan's?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

Famer John plowed two and one-fifth acres in the morning, and three and three-eights acres in the afternoon. How many acres did he plow that day?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

Two numbers have a sum of eight and one-fifth. One of the numbers is three and three-fourths. What is the other number?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

Altogether

• Add

• Subtract

Applying Operations on Fractions in Word Problems: If John ate 3/8 of a pizza and Mary ate 1/4 of the same pizza, what fraction of the pizza was eaten in total?

• 3/4

• 5/8

• 2/8

• 1/2

You have 1/4 cup of water.  You need to have 7/8 cup.  How much more water do you need?

• 3/8 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 5/8 cup

• 1 cup

When the denominators are not the same, I must find a...

• common numerator

• common denominator

• equivalent fraction

• mixed number

When adding or subtracting fractions, I NEVER add or subtract the...

• numerators

• denominators

• mixed numbers

• equivalent fractions

Is this a correct answer?

• Yes, the student correctly added.

• No, you cannot add unlike denominators

• No, 5 + 7 is not 12

• No, 2 + 3 is not 5