Add Subtract Fraction Word Problems

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

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

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Ann spent 1/8 of her allowance to buy paper and 3/4 of her allowance to buy paint. How much of her allowance did Ann spend?

• 1/2

• 7/8

• 1/3

• 1/12

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Harry filled a watering can with 3/4 gallon of water. After watering a plant, he sees that 1/8 gallon is left. How much water did Harry use to water the plant?

• 1/8 gallon

• 3/8 gallon

• 5/8 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

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

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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

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

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

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

What is the least common denominator of the fractions 1/4 and 2/3 ?

• 2

• 4

• 8

• 12