Fraction Word Problems Subtraction

Tom spends 13 /15 of an hour studying and also spends

8/15 of an hour at the store. How much less time does Tom spend at the store compared to studying?

• 1/3

• 21/15

• 2/3

• 4/3

A recipe called for 1/12 of a cup of chopped tomatoes and 4/9 of a cup of diced walnuts. How many more cups of walnuts did the recipe call for?

• 3/3

• 4/108

• 13/36

• 5/21

Dan has 2/7 of a week's worth of pay in a wallet and 4/7 of a week's of pay in the bank. How many more weeks of pay does Dan have stored in the bank?

• 3/7

• 1/7

• 6/7

• 2/7

Dante has 2/3 of last week's allowance and 2/3 of this week's allowance. How many weeks of allowance in total does Dante have left?

• 2/3

• 1 1/3

• 2 1/3

• 6/3

Jess has to walk 7/11 of a mile to get to the store. Nancy has to travel 4/9 of a mile to also get to the store. How much further does Jess have to walk than Nancy to get to the store?

• 9/99

• 19/99

• 11/20

• 1 1/2

Sally's chair is 4/9 of a foot tall, whereas Mike's chair is 3/10 of a foot tall. How much taller in feet is Sally's chair than Mike's?

• 3/90

• 13/90

• 12/90

• 8/9

3/14 of a foot of fabric is needed to make a rug, while

13/14 of a foot of fabric is required to make a coat. How much more fabric is needed to make a coat versus a rug?

• 5/7

• 16/14

• 1 1/7

• 10/14

Benny was told to practice playing viola for 3/14 of an hour per day. Benny has already played 1/7 of an hour today. How many hours does Benny still need to practice today?

• 1/14

• 4/21

• 2/7

• 1/7

Sally wants to complete 8/9 of a crossword today. Sally has already done 4/9 of a crossword. What fraction of a crossword does Sally have left to finish?

• 4/9

• 12/9

• 13/9

• 1 3/9