Adding and Subtracting Fractions Word Problems

Pam walks 3/4 of a mile to school. Paul walks 1/8 of a mile to school. How much farther does Pam walk than Paul?

• 5/8

• 4/8

• 1 3/8

• 3/4

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

The fifth grade math teachers ordered pizza for lunch. Mrs. Dombkowski ate 1/3 of the pizza. Ms. Chaney ate 5/12 of the pizza. How much more pizza did Ms. Chaney eat than Mrs. Dombkowski?

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 4/6

• 1/12

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

The fifth grade classes collected 5/10 of the school's canned goods on Monday, 1/5 on Tuesday, and 45/100 on Wednesday. How much of the school's canned goods did the fifth grade collect in all?

• 1 3/20

• 115/100

• 1 15/100

• 75/100

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Charlotte received 7/10 inches of rain on Monday. On Tuesday it rained an additional 2/5 inches. How many more inches did it rain on Monday than on Tuesday?

• 3/10

• 1/5

• 6/10

• 2/5

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Nathan collected 5/6 of a carton of eggs on Saturday and 8/12 on Sunday. How many eggs did he collect on both days?

• 18/12

• 9/6

• 1 1/2

• 1 3/6

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Mrs. O'Hare bought a cake for the teachers of Palisades Park Elementary. The teachers ate 4/10 of the cake before lunch, 1/5 after lunch, and 12/100 after school. How much of the cake got eaten during the day?

• 8/10

• 72/100

• 36/50

• 18/25

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Dr. Stancil has 5/8 of a box of chocolate. She eats 1/4 of the box. How many chocolates are left in the box, after Dr. Stancil has eaten some?

• 2/4 of the box is left

• 3/8 of the box is left

• 1/4 of the box is left

• 4/8 of the box is left

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Ms. Nealy is walking around Disney World. She walks 3/4 of a mile on Monday, and 1/8 of a mile on Tuesday. How many miles did Ms. Nealy walk in all?

• 7/8 of a mile

• 8/8 of a mile

• 1 and 1/8 of a mile

• 6/8 of a mile

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Mrs. Jarvis has read 2/3 of a book. She reads 1/6 of the book when she gets home from school. How much of the book does Mrs. Jarvis have left to read?

• 5/6 of the book left

• 1/3 of the book left

• 1/6 of the book left

• 2/3 of the book left

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Holly recorded the weight (in pounds) of the vegetables that grew in her garden over the summer. What is the combined weight of the cucumbers and tomatoes?

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2