Addition and Subtraction of Fractions Word Problems

Jaden found an orange caterpillar and a green caterpillar in his backyard. The green caterpillar was 11/12 of an inch long and the orange caterpillar was 5/6 of an inch long. How much longer was the green caterpillar than the orange caterpillar?

• 21/12

• 6/6

• 1/12

A meteorologist recorded the rainfall in Oakdale in two consecutive months. In the first month, there was 1/3 of an inch of rain. In the second month, there was 5/12 of an inch of rain. What was the total amount of rainfall during the two months?

• 3/4

• 6/12

• 1/2

Leo made some chili with 5/6 of a can of black beans and 1/2 of a can of pinto beans. How many cans of beans did Leo use in all?

• 2 cans

• 1 1/3 cans

• 6/8 cans

Franco rode his bicycle 3/4 of a mile from his house to the park. Then he rode 7/12 of a mile from the park to the library. How many miles did Franco ride in all?

• 4/8 miles

• 10/16 miles

• 1 1/3 miles

Thomas walked 1 1/4 miles from his home to his school. Jackson walks 1 2/3 miles from his home to work. How much farther does Jackson walk to school than Thomas?

Simon has 1/5 of a gallon of cranberry juice, 1/3 of a gallon of apple juice, and 7/10 of a gallon of grape juice. How much juice does Simon have?

• 9/30

• 1/2

• 1  7/30

• 1  13/30

Rebecca needs 10½ yards of fabric to make a quilt. She has one piece of fabric that is 2½ yards and another piece of fabrick that is 4¼ yards. How many more yards of fabric does Rebecca need to make the quilt?

• 4¼ yd

• 3¼ yd

• 3¾ yd

• 6¾ yd

While hiking, Abdul ate 1/2 of a cup of nuts. Jackson ate 3/8 of a cup of nuts. How much more did Abdul eat than Jackson?

• 1/8 cups

• 4/6 cups

• 2/3 cups

Dana found two worms in the yard and measured them with a ruler. One worm was 7/8 of an inch long. The other worm was 1/2 of an inch long. How much longer was the longer worm?

• 3/8 inches

• 8/10 inches

• 4/5 inches

Tom spends 13 /15 of an hour studying and also spends

8/15 of an hour at the store. How much less time does Tom spend at the store compared to studying?

• 1/3

• 21/15

• 2/3

• 4/3