Adding Like Fractions Word Problems

Jerome walked 2/3 mile in the morning and 11/12 mile in the evening. How many miles did he walk in all?

Kayla has 3/9 of a pizza and Lille gave her 2/9 of a pizza. How much pizza does Kayla have now?

• 5

• 5/9

• 1/9

• 6/9

Tiffany bought 2/5 kg of cherries.  Linda bought 1/10kg of cherries.  How many kg of cherries did they buy altogether?  

• 1/5 kg

• 3/10 kg

• 5/15 kg

• 1/2 kg

• 5/12

• 6/12

• 1/12

• 4/12

What is the sum of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 7/18

• 7/9

• 12/9

• 12/81

Findlay walks 7/8 of a mile to school.  Joseph walks 1/2 of a mile to school.  How much farther does Findlay walk than Joseph?

• 8/10

• 1 3/8

• 6/5

• 3/8

Ryan practiced piano for 3/10 of an hour and soccer for 1/2 an hour. In simplest form, how long did he practice altogether?

• A. 8/10 Hr

• B. 1/5 Hr

• C. 4/5 Hr

• D. 1/3 Hr

A baker used 2/3 cup of flour to make a cake and 1/4 cup of flour to make cookies. How much flour did the baker use in total?

• 11/12 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 5/6 cup

Solve the following word problem: If John has 3/4 of a pizza and Mary has 2/4 of a pizza, how much pizza do they have in total?

• 1 1/4

• 3/8

• 1 3/4

• 2 1/4