5.NF.2 - Addition/Subtraction Word Problems

In a pizza-eating contest, Trayveon ate 3 2/3 pizzas and his friend Riley ate 2 1/4 pizzas. How many pizzas did the boys eat together?

• $5\ \frac{3}{7}$

• $5\ \frac{11}{12}$

• $6\ \frac{1}{4}$

• $6\ \frac{3}{7}$

Demetrius lives 8 blocks away from the library. He has walked 2 1/4 blocks. How far does he still have to walk?

• $4\ \frac{1}{2\ }blocks$

• $5\ \frac{3}{4}blocks$

• $6\ \frac{3}{4}blocks$

• $7\ \frac{1}{4}blocks$

A flight from Philadelphia to Atlanta takes 3 1/5 hours. A flight from Atlanta to Dallas takes 4 1/2 hours. How long will a flight take from Philadelphia to Atlanta to Dallas?

• $7\ \frac{2}{7}hours$

• $7\ \frac{7}{10}hours$

• $8\ \frac{2}{7}hours$

• $8\ \frac{7}{10}hours$

Michael needs 10 3/5 hours to drive from Atlanta to Chicago. If he has already driven 5 3/4 hours, how many more hours does Michael need to drive?

• $4\ \frac{17}{20}hours$

• $5\ \frac{3}{20}hours$

• $5\ \frac{17}{20}hours$

• $16\ \frac{7}{20}hours$

Olivia had 5 peaches. She used 3 1/4 peaches in a pie. How many peaches does Olivia have left?

• $1\ \frac{1}{4}$

• $1\ \frac{3}{4}$

• $2\ \frac{1}{4}$

• $2\ \frac{3}{4}$

This week, Edward spent 4 3/4 hours watching television and 3 1/2 hours playing video games. How many hours did Edward spend this week on these two activities?

• $7\ \frac{1}{4}hours$

• $7\ \frac{2}{3}hours$

• $8\ hours$

• $8\ \frac{1}{4}hours$

Jana caught a trout that weighed 3 1/2 pounds. Mason caught a bass that weighed 10 1/4 pounds. How much less did Jana's fish weigh than Mason's?

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   $6\ \frac{3}{4}lb$  
  

•  $7\ \frac{1}{4}lb$  

•  $7\ \frac{3}{4}lb$  

•  $13\ \frac{3}{4}lb$  

On his first race, David ran 4 2/3 miles. On his second race, David ran 3 1/2 miles farther than his first race. How many miles did David run on his second race?

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  $1\ \frac{1}{6}miles$
  

• $7\ \frac{7}{12}miles$

• $7\ \frac{3}{5}miles$

• $8\ \frac{1}{6}miles$

Arielle took 1 1/3 hours to iron her clothes and 3/4 of an hour to clean the kitchen. How long did Arielle work on these two tasks?

• 
  

  $1\ hour$
  

• $1\ \frac{1}{3}hours$

• $2\ hours$

• $2\ \frac{1}{12}hours$

When Kiren drove to the game he had 1/2 tank of gas in his car. When he returned, he had 3/8 tank of gas remaining in his car. How much gas did Kiren use to travel to the game?

• $\frac{1}{8}$

• $\frac{3}{16}$

• $\frac{1}{3}$

• $\frac{7}{8}$