Adding and Subtracting Fractions Story Problems

Pia has 9/10 meter of ribbon. She cuts off 3/5 meter of the ribbon to use as a bow on a box. How much ribbon does Pia have left?

• 1/2

• 3/10

• 5/6

• 6/15

Ken uses 3/4 yard of blue yarn and 1/8 yard of red yarn for an art project. What is the total length of yarn Ken uses?

• 7/8 yard

• 1 1/4 yards

• 1 yard

• 1 1/8 yards

Jose ran 3/10 miles and Syd ran 1/2 miles. How many more miles did Syd run than Jose?

• 1/5

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/3

Gail made 7/8 quart of lemonade. Her sister drank 1/4 quart of the lemonade. How much lemonade is left?

• 1/2 quart

• 2/3 quart

• 1 quart

• 5/8 quart

Neil swam 1/3 lengths of the pool. Mia swam 1/2 lengths of the pool. How many more lengths of the pool did Mia swim than Neil?

• 1/6

• 1

• 5/6

• 1/2

Mikela uses 1/6 cups of rye flour and 3/4 cups of wheat flour to make bread. How much flour does Mikela use in all?

• 11/12

• 3/4

• 3/4

• 2/5

Anton is making a fruit salad. He uses 2/3 cup of grapes and 1/2 cup of strawberries. What is the total amount of fruit Anton uses?

• 1 cup

• 2/6 cup

• 4/6 cup

• 1 1/6 cup

Two-thirds of a pie is left over after dinner. Meg takes 1/6 of the whole pie to a neighbor. How much pie is left after Meg takes some to the neighbor?

• 5/6

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 1/3

The elves are packing M& M's for stockings. They start with 3/4 a pound and used 1/4 how much is left?

• 3/4

• 4/8

• 2/4

Snow fell at the North Pole twice in one day. The town received 3/8 inch of snow in the morning and another 2/8 inch of snow in the afternoon. How many total inches of snow fell at the North Pole on that day?

• 5/16

• 2/3

• 1/3

• 5/8