Adding Fraction Word Problems

Mrs. Garza has 15/16 of a pack of construction papers in her library. Mrs. Garza takes another 2 new packs of construction papers to a class for an art project. The students use 13/16 pack for the art project. How many packs of construction papers are left?

Ms. Keller is going for a run. She runs 3/4 of a mile then takes a break. When she starts running again, she runs 2/4 of a mile. How many miles did Ms. Keller run altogether?

• 7/8

• 1/4

• 5/8

Ms. Boothe and Ms. Keller are eating pizza. Ms. Keller eats 6/8 of pizza and Ms. Boothe eats 4/8 of pizza. How much pizza did Ms. Boothe and Ms. Keller eat total?

• 10/16

• 1

Ms. Maxfield is buying yarn. She buys 4/5 feet of red yarn and 3/5 feet of blue yarn. How much yarn did Ms. Maxfield buy altogether?

• 4/7

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

Solve this problem:
Penny raked 3/5 of her yard on Saturday and 1/3 of her yard on Sunday. How much of her yard did she rake?

• 1/5

• 4/15

• 14/15

• 1 and 4/5

What is the sum of these fractions in lowest terms?

At Ashley's Vacation Wear, 1/2 of the garments are bikinis and 1/3 are trunks. What fraction of the garments are either bikinis or trunks?

What is the sum of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 4/5

• 3/20

• 17/20

• 4/20

Mr. Hill is buying tape for an experiment. He buys 2/3 yards of tape and then goes back to the store to buy 2/3 yards of tape. How much tape does Mr. Hill boy altogether?