Subtract Fraction Word Problems

Mr. Luebke ate 2 3/4 of a pie on Monday and 1 2/5 of a pie on Friday. How much more pie was eaten on Monday than Friday? What operation will you use to answer the question?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

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• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Lilah spent 4 3/4 hours studying for her math test. If she spent 2 1/3 hours on Sunday, how many hours did she spend studying on Saturday?

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

After trick or treating for Halloween, Ryleigh had 3 1/10 pounds of candy. After a week of her taking candy in her lunchbox each day, she had eaten 1 3/5 of her candy. How many pounds of candy does she have left?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

My mom bought 3 4/5 pounds of strawberries to make strawberry jam on Monday. Tuesday she went back to the farm and bought 5 1/4 pounds. How many pounds of strawberries did she buy?

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Hayden bought a 5 cup bag of pecans. If she uses 2 2/3 cups to make them candied, how many cups of pecans will be left in the bag?

• 7 2/3 cups

• 3 2/3 cups

• 2 1/3 cups

• 3 1/3 cups

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2