Adding and Subtracting Fractions Using Word Problems

Dillan is decorating his house for Halloween. He used 3/9 of a gallon of orange paint on his front door, and 2/3 of a gallon of black paint on his windows. BUT his mom came home while he was painting and he got in trouble! His mom is making him repaint the house back to its original colors using 1 and 8/18 of a gallon of paint. How much paint in total did Dillan use today?

Emily V has a pumpkin that is 4 and 5/6 feet in diameter. She carved 3 and 2/18 feet of her pumpkin last night for Halloween. How much more does Emily have left to carve?

On Halloween, Ms. Kingery wants to bake a spooky cake. She needs 2 and 1/8 cups of sugar, 1 and 5/24 cups of flour and 1 and 1/3 cups of pumpkin. How many cups of ingredients will she use in all for her Halloween cake?

• 3 1/3 cups

• 3 3/32 cups

• 4 2/3 cups

• 3 3/24 cups

Mr. Frye wants to walk to the Halloween party. The party is 2 1/4 miles away from his house. So far, he has walked 7/8 of a mile. How far does he have left to go?

• 1 3/8

• 2 6/4

• 1 6/8

• 2 3/4

On Halloween, Mr. Sebastan ate 3/12 of a pumpkin pie. Mrs. Guerra ate 1/12 of the pumpkin pie. Then Mr. Botero ate 1/4 of the pumpkin pie. How much of the pumpkin pie did they eat?

• 6/12

• 7/36

• 4/12

• 7/12

While preparing a spooky Halloween punch, Saide used exactly 3 and 5/8 of a cup of pumpkin juice and 2 and 3/4 of a cup of apple cider. How many cups of liquid did Saide use in all?

• 6 1/8

• 6 3/3

• 5 1/2

• 6 3/8

How much longer is Emma's broomstick than Luna's broomstick?

• 5 and 7/12

• 1 and 1/12

• 1 and 1/4

• 5 and 1/12

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

Pia has 9/10 meter of ribbon. She cuts off 3/5 meter of the ribbon to use as a bow on a box. How much ribbon does Pia have left?

• 1/2

• 3/10

• 5/6

• 6/15

Ken uses 3/4 yard of blue yarn and 1/8 yard of red yarn for an art project. What is the total length of yarn Ken uses?

• 7/8 yard

• 1 1/4 yards

• 1 yard

• 1 1/8 yards