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Add and Subtract Fractions Word Problems

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gianni made two types of cookies.  He used 2/3 cup of sugar for one recipe and 1/4 cup of sugar for the other.  How much sugar did he use in all?

a)

11/12

b)

5/12

c)

3/7

d)

5/8

2.

Cordell has 3/8 of a pizza in one box and 1/4 of a pizza in another box.  How much pizza does Cordell have in all?

a)

7/8

b)

1/8

c)

5/8

d)

4/8 = 1/2

3.

Taj has 1/3 of a Hershey bar.  Carmelo has 4/12 of a Hershey bar.  How much do they have together?

a)

2/3

b)

5/12

c)

1/3

d)

7/12

4.

You go out for a long walk.  You walk 3/4 mile and then sit down to take a rest.  Then you walk 3/8 of a mile.  How far did you walk altogether?

a)

1 1/8

b)

3/8

c)

6/8

d)

1 1/4

5.

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?

a)

3/4

b)

5/8

c)

2/8

d)

1/2

6.

Findlay walks 7/8 of a mile to school.  Joseph walks 1/2 of a mile to school.  How much farther does Findlay walk than Joseph?

a)

8/10

b)

1 3/8

c)

6/5

d)

3/8

7.

A school wants to make a new playground by cleaning up an abandoned lot that is shaped like a rectangle.  They give the job of planning the playground to a group of students.  The students decide to use 1/4 of the playground for a basketball court and 3/8 of the playground for a soccer field.  How much of the playground is left for the swings and play equipment?

a)

1/8

b)

5/8

c)

3/8

d)

3/4

8.

A pitcher contains 2 3/4 pints of orange juice.  After your pour 5/8 of a pint into a glass, how much orange juice is left in the pitcher?

a)

1/8

b)

3 3/8

c)

1 3/8

d)

2 1/8

9.

Steve's sculpture is 7/12 ft tall. He attaches it to a base that is 1/3 ft tall. After bolting the pieces together how tall will the sculpture be?

a)

3/12

b)

1/4

c)

11/12

d)

8/15

10.

Johnny and Elizabeth were playing a video game and trying to get all of the treasure. Johnny got 1/3​ of the treasure. Elizabeth got 5/9 of the treasure. Together, Johnny and Elizabeth got what fraction of the treasure?

a)

2/9

b)

5/27

c)

8/9

d)

3/5

11.

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?

a)

1/8

b)

3/10

c)

5/8

d)

7/8

12.

A pitcher contains 2 3/4 pints of orange juice. After you pour 5/8 of a pint into a glass, how much orange juice is left in the pitcher?

a)

1/8

b)

3 3/8

c)

1 3/8

d)

2 1/8

13.

While cooking a stew, Bonnie used 5/6 of a shaker of salt and 5/12 of a shaker of pepper. How much more salt did Bonnie use?

a)

5/9

b)

5/12

c)

1 1/4

d)

11/12

14.

Rhonda mixed 1 1/2 buckets of sand with 2 2/3 buckets of potting soil to make a mixture for planting her cactus. How much soil mixture does she have total?

a)

3 3/5

b)

4 1/6

c)

4 3/6

d)

3 1/6

15.

Alisha kept track of the growth of a plant. At the beginning of one week, her plant was 1 5/8 inches tall. The next week, the plant was 2 3/4 inches tall. How many inches did Alisha’s plant grow over the week?

a)

1 1/2

b)

1 1/8

c)

4 3/8

d)

4 5/8

16.

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?

a)

9/30

b)

1/2

c)

1 7/30

d)

1 13/30

17.

Three friends shared a pizza. Mary ate 3/8 of the pizza, Jolene ate 3/16 of the pizza, and Susan ate 1/4 of the pizza. After they were finished eating, how much of the pizza was left?

a)

1/4

b)

3/16

c)

4/16

d)

1/2

18.

Kayla had 9/10 gal of paint. She painted the ceilings in her bedroom using 2/3 gal and her bathroom using 1/5 gal. How much paint does she have left?

a)

13/15

b)

7/30

c)

19/30

d)

1/30

19.

Tara made a snack mix with 3/4 cups of crackers and 2/3 cups of pretzels. She then ate 5/8 cups of the mix for lunch. How much snack mix is left?

a)

19/24

b)

3/24

c)

1/8

d)

1/24

20.

Marty made two types of cookies.  He used 2/3 cups of sugar for one recipe and 1/4 cup of sugar for the other.  How much sugar did he use in all?

a)

3/7

b)

5/12

c)

11/12