Adding and Subtracting Fractions Word Problems with Like Denominators

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

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

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

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

• 1/6

• 3/6

• 6/6

• 2/6

Mr. Smith buys 5/8 pound of red grapes and 2/8 pound green grapes. How many pounds did Mr. Smith buy?

• 7/8 pound

• 3/8 pound

Marty made two types of cookies. He used 2/4 cup of sugar for one recipe and 1/4 cup of sugar for the other. How much sugar did he use in all?

• 5/12

• 3/7

• 3/4

• 1/3

• 7/ 21
• 7/3
• 8/3

Grace is baking a pie for her family dinner. The recipe calls for 6/8 cup of sugar for the pie filling and 1/8 cup of sugar for the crust. of sugar. How much sugar does she need in total?

• 7/8

• 5/8

• 7/16

• 5/16

Tom is throwing a pizza party for his friends. His friends have eaten 7/12 of the pizza. Tom has eaten 2/12 of the pizza. How much of the pizza has already been eaten?

• 9/12

• 5/12

• 12/12

• 4/12