Add and Sub Word Problems

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

Three friends shared a pizza. Mary ate 3/8 of the pizza, Jolene ate 3/16 of the pizza, and Susan ate 1/4 of the pizza. After they were finished eating, how much of the pizza was left?

• 1/4

• 3/16

• 4/16

• 1/2

Kayla had 9/10 gal of paint. She painted the ceilings in her bedroom using 2/3 gal and her bathroom using 1/5 gal. How much paint does she have left?

• 13/15

• 7/30

• 19/30

• 1/30

Tara made a snack mix with 3/4 cups of crackers and 2/3 cups of pretzels. She then ate 5/8 cups of the mix for lunch. How much snack mix is left?

• 19/24

• 3/24

• 1/8

• 1/24

Ms. Jaffrey had a total of 428.5 ounces of pretzels to put into 5 bowls for a party. She put an equal number of ounces of pretzels into each bowl. How many ounces of pretzels did she put into each bowl?

• 85.7 oz

• 97.7 oz

• 80.0 oz

• 85.3 oz

Amy has 72 sweets in a bag. She keeps ¼ of them for herself and shares the rest with friends. How many sweets will she give to her friends? 

• 72 sweets

• 54 sweets

• 18 sweets

• 4 sweets

30 people watched the soccer game last night. Tickets cost $2.75 each. Half of these fans bought a program at $1.50 each. How much money was collected altogether?

• $82.50

• $22.50

• $125.00

• $105.00

Ms. Bergin's dog, Jax, loves doggie treats. Ms. Bergin made 48 doggie treats in all. She will give Jax 1/12 of the treats each day. How many treats does Jax receive each day?

• 8 treats

• 3 treats

• 4 treats

• 12 treats

Suzy bought 2 pounds of grapes for $2.49 per pound and 3 muffins for $0.75 per muffin.  How much did she pay for the grapes and the muffins?

• $3.24

• $7.23

• $6.48

• $10.72

Jazz has 4 6/8 wheels of cheese. She was given 7/8 more cheese! How much cheese does she have now?

• 5 5/8

• 3 7/8

• 4 1/8

• 52/8