Fraction Word Problems Subtraction

Henry needs 3 ¾ cups of sugar for a recipe. He has 1 ¼ cups. How much more sugar does he need?

• 2 1/2 cups

• 2 1/4 cups

• 5 cups

• 1 2/4 cups

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Brian bought 6 3/4 gallons of gas the first week of March and 8 1/4 gallons the second week of March. What is the difference in the amount of gas he purchased over the two weeks?

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Jess picked 2/5 pounds of blueberries on Monday and 4/5 pounds of blueberries on Tuesday. She needs 2 pounds of blueberries to make a pie. How many more pounds of blueberries does Jess need to pick?

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Nancy had 5/7 meters of yarn. She used 1/7 meters to make a dreamcatcher and another 2/7 meters to make a key chain. How much yarn does Nancy have left?

Type your answer only WITHOUT the unit.

(Example: Instead of 4 pounds, just write 4)

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Pam walks 3/4 of a mile to school. Paul walks 1/8 of a mile to school. How much farther does Pam walk than Paul?

• 5/8

• 4/8

• 1 3/8

• 3/4

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Harry filled a watering can with 3/4 gallon of water. After watering a plant, he sees that 1/8 gallon is left. How much water did Harry use to water the plant?

• 1/8 gallon

• 3/8 gallon

• 5/8 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

The fifth grade math teachers ordered pizza for lunch. Miss Scalise ate 1/3 of the pizza. Mrs. Judd ate 3/12 of the pizza. How much more pizza did Miss Scalise eat than Mrs. Judd?

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 4/6

• 1/12

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Jose ran 3/10 miles and Syd ran 1/2 miles. How many more miles did Syd run than Jose?

• 1/5

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/3

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Harry filled a watering can with 3/4 gallon of water. After watering a plant, he sees that 1/8 gallon is left. How much water did Harry use to water the plant?

• 1/8 gallon

• 3/8 gallon

• 5/8 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Chris had 25 marbles in his collection. He gave 2/5 of his marbles away to his friends. How many marbles did Chris give away?

• 15

• 10

• 25

• 1

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C