adding and subtracting fraction word problems

My sister and I ate some of the cookies she made. She ate 3/5 of them and I ate 1/10 of them. How much of the cookies did we eat?

• 1/2 of the cookies
• 7/10 of the cookies
• 4/15 of the cookies

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Rachel spent 2/10 of her allowance on a new book and 2/5 of her allowance on some pencils. How much of her allowance did she spend?

• 2/15 of her allowance

• 2/10 of her allowance

• 3/5 of her allowance

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My dad was painting my bedroom. He started with 5/12 of a can of paint. There was 1/3 of the can left when he finished. How much paint did he use?

• 2/9 of a can of paint

• 1/2 of a can of paint

• 2/3 of a can of paint

• 1/12

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Oliver and Charlie are eating from the same box of cereal. Oliver eats 2/12 of the box and Charlie eats 2/6 of the box. How much of the cereal do they eat together?

• 1/3 of the box of cereal

• 4/18 of the box of cereal

• 1/2 of the box of cereal

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Emmett and Felix are drinking from the same jug of water. Emmett drinks 4/8 of the jug and Felix drinks 1/4 of the jug. How much is left?

• 5/12 of the jug

• 3/6 of the jug

• 3/12 of the jug

• 1/4

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Oliver slept for 8 1/3 hours last night. This is 2 5/6 hours more than his little brother slept. How long did Oliver's little brother sleep?

• 5 1/2 hours

• 6 1/2 hours

• 11 1/6 hours

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On Friday, it snowed for 3 1/3 hours. On Monday, it snowed for 4 5/6 hours. How much more did it snow on Monday than on Friday?

• 8 1/6 hours

• 1 1/2 hours

• 1 4/6 hours

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Two friends are reading the same book for a reading group. Jackson read 3/4 of the assigned reading. Maribel only read 1/8 of the assigned reading. Determine the difference in the two amounts. 

• 2/4 of the book
• 2/8 of the book
• 5/8 of the book

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Sara walked 4/12 of a mile, ran 1/3 of a mile and skipped the rest. How much did she skip?

• 2/12

• 1/3

• 8/12

• 2/3

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John's plant measured 12 1/5 inches at the beginning of the year and 17 1/10 inches at the end of the year. How much did it grow during the year?

• 4 9/10

• 29 3/10

• 4 1/10

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