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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Word Problems

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name

Class

Date

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.

4/6

3/6

1/6

2/9

Destiny was to feed her dog in the morning. She was to give the large dog 7/8 of a scoop of dog food and the smaller dog 1/4 of a scoop. How much more dog food does Destiny need to give the large dog?

3/8 scoop

5/8 scoop

1/2 scoop

1 scoop

Rachel had 1/8 bag of popcorn.

Ethan had 2/3 bag of popcorn.

How much popcorn did they have altogether?

3/11

3/8

3/24

19/24

Snow fell in Newton twice in one day. The town received 3/8 inch of snow in the morning and another 1/2 inch of snow in the afternoon. How many total inches of snow fell in Newton on that day?

1/8

3/10

5/8

7/8

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

The fifth grade math teachers ordered pizza for lunch. Mrs. Dombkowski ate 1/3 of the pizza. Ms. Chaney ate 5/12 of the pizza. How much more pizza did Ms. Chaney eat than Mrs. Dombkowski?

1/4

2/3

4/6

1/12

Simon has 1/5 of a gallon of cranberry juice, 1/3 of a gallon of apple juice, and 7/10 of a gallon of grape juice. How much juice does Simon have?

9/30

1/2

1 7/30

1 13/30

Tyson read for 2/3 hour today. He read for 3/5 hour yesterday. How many hours did Tyson read in all?

5/8 hours

1 4/15 hours

1 11/15 hours

2 4/15 hours

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

10.

Mr. Richie’s and Mrs. Madison’s 5th grade classes each have the same number of students. During lunch, 5/8 of Mr. Richie’s class and 3/5 of Mrs. Madison’s class purchased a school lunch. How much more of Mr. Richie’s class bought a school lunch?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

Add

Subtract

Multiply

Divide

11.

Penny raked 3/5 of her yard on Saturday and 1/3 of her yard on Sunday. How much of her yard did she rake?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

Add

Subtract

Multiply

Divide

12.

Tim has a board that is 5/6 feet long. He painted 2/18 feet of his board last night. How much more does Tim have left to paint?

13/18

7/24

7/18

3/7

13.

Sally is painting her house. She used 1/8 of a gallon of paint in her bathroom, and 2/6 of a gallon of paint in her bedroom. How much paint did she use in all?

11/24

3/14

3/24

11/14

14.

Jose had 8/9 of a bottle of ketchup. After eating his fries he has 3/5 of the bottle leftover. What would you do to figure out how much he used?

Add 8/9 + 3/5

Subtract 8/9 - 3/5

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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Word Problems

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

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