Adding and Subtracting Fractions, Word Problems

Sally ran 1/3 of a mile and swam 5/6 of a mile. In simplest form, how much farther did she swim than she ran?

• 1/2
• 5/18
• 4/3
• 3/6

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A plumber is fitting a water pipe that is 3/4 foot long on to a water pipe that is 2/12 foot long. How long will the finished pipe be?

• 11/12 foot
• 8/16 foot
• 2/12 foot
• 1 foot

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A contractor was paving a driveway. He mixed 4/7 ton of sand and 1/3 ton of concrete. How much did the mixture weigh?

• 1/4 ton
• 2/5 ton
• 5/7 ton
• 19/21 ton

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

While making desserts for a bake sale, Lyla used 7/10 of a scoop of brown sugar as well as 1/2 of a scoop of white sugar. How much more brown sugar did Lyla use?

• 1 1/2
• 2/3
• 1/5 
• 3/4

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CCSS.4.NF.A.2

At the neighborhood block party, Cora served 1/2 of a gallon of hot chocolate and 1/10 of a gallon of apple cider. How much hot chocolate and apple cider did Cora serve?

• 3/5
• 2/5
• 2/11
• 1/6

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

Robert made a fruit salad with 11/12 of a pound of melon and 1/6 of a pound of berries. How many pounds of fruit did Robert use in all?

• 1 1/12
• 3/4
• 2/3
• 1 1/2

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

Solve this problem:
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?

• 1/40
• 1 and 9/40
• 3/8
• 1 and 11/24

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Solve this problem:
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?

• 1/5
• 4/15
• 14/15
• 1 and 4/5

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

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

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

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

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2