5th Grade Adding and Subtracting Fractions Review

A park bench is located $$16\frac{3}{4}$$  feet north of an oak tree. A fountain is located $$9\frac{1}{2}$$  feet south of the same oak tree. What is the distance in feet between the park bench and the fountain?

Lorenzo has $$11\frac{3}{8}$$  gallons of paint. He used $$3\frac{1}{2}$$  gallons yesterday and $$4\frac{1}{5}$$  gallons today. How much paint does Lorenzo have left?

Tommy received $$\frac{3}{4}$$  votes for team captain of the soccer team. Manny received $$\frac{1}{5}$$  of the votes. What fraction of the votes were for a player other than Tommy or Manny?

Jasmine is cutting lengths of fabric. One length of fabric is $$3\frac{2}{3}$$  yards long, and the second length of fabric is 8 yards long. How much longer is the second length of fabric than the first length of fabric?

Nate worked on his science project $$4\frac{2}{3}$$  hours on Saturday, $$3\frac{1}{2}$$  hours on Monday, and 3 hours on Tuesday. What was the total number of hours he worked on his science project?

Liz spent $$2\frac{1}{3}$$  hours in the art room on Friday.

- She spent $$\frac{3}{4}$$  hour sketching out her drawing.

- She spent $$\frac{5}{6}$$  hour coloring her drawing.

- She spent the rest of the time cleaning up her materials.

What fraction of time did Liz spend cleaning up her materials?

Arianna planted two fruit trees in her backyard. The peach tree she planted is $$4\frac{1}{2}$$  feet tall. The plum tree she planted is $$\frac{3}{4}$$  feet taller than the peach tree. How tall is the plum tree?

Martin has $$2\frac{1}{2}$$  yards of string. Gabriel has $$3\frac{5}{8}$$  yards of string. Lorenzo has $$\frac{7}{12}$$  yard of string. How many yards of string do they have in all?

A recipe calls for $$\frac{1}{4}$$  pound of peanuts, $$\frac{1}{8}$$  pound of chocolate chips, and $$\frac{1}{3}$$  pound of cashews. What is the total weight, in pounds, of all three ingredients?

Manny and Angel shared a sandwich. The models are shaded to show the fraction of the sandwich each of them ate. What fraction of the sandwich did Manny and Angel eat altogether?

Gabriela, Omar and Iris shared one pie. The models are shaded to show the fraction of the pie each of them ate. What fraction represents the total amount of pie the three students ate?

Racer lives $$\frac{3}{4}$$  mile from school. Jennifer lives $$\frac{2}{3}$$  mile from school. How much farther, in miles, does Racer live from school than Jennifer?

The shaded part of the model represents a fraction. Another fraction was subtracted from the first fraction. Which expression does the model represent?

The shaded part of the model represents a fraction. Another fraction was subtracted from the first fraction. Which expression does the model represent?

The shaded part of the model represents a fraction. Another fraction was subtracted from the first fraction. Which expression does the model represent?

The shaded part of the model represent a fraction. Another fraction was subtracted from the first fraction. Which expression does the model represent?

$$10\ -\ 7\frac{1}{2}\ =$$  

Jessica rode her bike $$8\ \frac{5}{9}$$   miles last week and $$5\ \frac{1}{3}$$  miles this week. How many miles did Jessica ride last week and this week combined?

A recipe for a birthday cake calls for $$1\ \frac{3}{4}$$  cups of chocolate frosting and $$2\ \frac{1}{2}$$   cups of vanilla frosting. How many cups of frosting will be needed for the entire cake?