Fraction Add and Subtract Word Problems

Devon combines 1/3 cup of raisins and 1/2 cup of granola to make a snack. How many cups of raisins and granola does Devon use?

• 2/5 cup

• 3/6 cup

• 2/6 cup

• 5/6 cup

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

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

Josie has three plants. She is keeping track of how much the plants grow. The table below shows how many inches the plants have grown.

About how many inches have the three plants grown altogether?

• 9in

• 10in

• 11in

• 12in

Applying Operations on Fractions in Word Problems: If John ate 3/8 of a pizza and Mary ate 1/4 of the same pizza, what fraction of the pizza was eaten in total?

• 3/4

• 5/8

• 2/8

• 1/2

Javion drank 7/8 quart of juice in two days. He drank 1/4 quart of juice yesterday. How much did he drink today?

• 5/8 quart

• 6/8 quart

• 1 1/4 quarts

• 1 1/8 quarts

Shayna needs 10 3/5 hours to complete a project.  If she already worked on the project for 5 3/4 hours, how many more hours does she need to complete her project?

• 15 6/9

• 5 6/20

• 4 3/20

• 4 17/20

Ayden mowed 1/3 of the lawn and stopped to drink a glass of water.  He then mowed 1/6 of the lawn before running out of gas. How much of the lawn did he mow? 

• 1/2

• 3/6

• 1/6

• 2/9

Samir made a large pot of soup.  The recipe called for 1/4 cup of salt, but he added 2/3 cup of salt instead.  How much extra salt did Samir add? 

• 11/12

• Equal amount of salt was added

• 3/7

• 5/12

Destiny was to feed her dog in the morning.  She was to give the large dog 7/8 of a scoop of dog food and the smaller dog 1/4 of a scoop.  How much more dog food does Destiny need to give the large dog? 

• 3/8 scoop

• 5/8 scoop

• 1/2 scoop

• 1 scoop