Lesson: Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Lesson Topic: Add and subtract fractions word problems

Question 1:

A dump truck brought 1/3 of a ton of rock on the first trip, 1/2 of a ton on the second trip, and 4/5 of a ton on the third trip. What was the total
weight of the rock?

tons

Question 2:

You received 1⁄3 pound of candy from your grandmother, 1⁄2 pound of candy from your sister, but your best friend ate 1⁄5 pound of candy. How

much candy do you have left?

pound of candy

Question 3:

Larry received 1/3 pound of candy from his grandmother and 2/5 pound of candy from his best friend. Larry's sister ate 1/2 pound of candy.
How many pounds of candy does Larry have?

pound of candy.

Question 4:

In making a fruit punch for a party, you mixed 1⁄2 gallon of grape juice with 2⁄5 gallon of orange juice. The guests drank 1⁄3 of a gallon. How

many gallons of punch do you have left?

gallon of punch

Question 5:

In making a fruit punch for a party, you mixed 1/2 gallon of grape juice with 1/5 gallon of orange juice. How many gallons of punch did you
make?

gallon of fruit punch

Question 6:

The store is 7⁄8 of a mile away from your house. You walked 1⁄5 of a mile towards the store before getting on the bus. If the bus went directly

to the store, how many miles long was the bus ride?

of a mile

Question 7:

A pizza had 9/10 left before Lucas ate 4/5 of the pizza. How much pizza is left over?

of a pizza

Question 8:

In going to the store, you walked 1/3 of a mile but on the way back, you took the path through the park and walk 1/2 of a mile. How much
farther did you walk on the way back?

of a mile farther

Question 9:

The end of the road is 15/16 of a mile away. Luke walked 7/8 of a mile down the road. How much further did he need to walk?

of a mile
Question 10:

A dump truck brought 1⁄3 of a ton of rock on the first trip, 1⁄2 of a ton on the second trip, but on the third trip, had to take back 4⁄5 of a ton. What

was the total weight of the rock left at the construction site?

ton of rock

Question 11:

The store was 7⁄8 of a mile away from your house. You walked 1⁄5 of the way to the store before getting on the bus. How long was the bus

ride?

of a mile

Question 12:

A dump truck brought 1⁄3 of a ton of rock on the first trip, 1⁄2 of a ton on the second trip, and 4⁄5 of a ton on the third trip. What was the total

weight of the rock?

tons

Question 13:

A pizza had 9⁄10 left before Lucas ate 4⁄5 of the pizza. How much pizza is left over?

of a pizza

Question 14:

Larry received 1⁄3 pound of candy from his grandmother and 2⁄5 pound of candy from his best friend. Larry's sister ate 1⁄2 pound of Larry's

candy. How many pounds of candy does Larry have?

pound of candy.

Question 15:

The end of the road is 15⁄16 of a mile away. Luke walked 7⁄8 of a mile down the road. How much farther did he need to walk to reach the end of

the road?

of a mile

Question 16:

In making a fruit punch for a party, you mixed 1⁄2 gallon of grape juice with 1⁄5 gallon of orange juice. How many gallons of punch did you

make?

gallons of fruit punch

Question 17:

In going to the store, you walked 1⁄3 of a mile but on the way back, you took the path through the park and walked 1⁄2 of a mile. How much

farther did you walk on the way back?

of a mile farther

Question 18:

A dump truck brought 1⁄3 of a ton of rock on the first trip and 1⁄2 of a ton on the second trip. On the third trip, the dump truck had to take back

4 ⁄ of a ton. What was the total weight of the rock left at the construction site?
5
ton of rock
Lesson: Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers
Lesson Topic: Subtract mixed numbers with unlike denominators word problems
Question 1:

A farmer's truck is carrying 4 2⁄3 tons of hay and straw. If 3 2⁄5 tons of the load is hay, how much straw is the truck carrying?

tons

Question 2:

The book, Moby Dick, is 654 1⁄2 pages long. If Cheyenne has read 432 1⁄8 pages of the book, how many more pages does she have left to

read?

pages

Question 3:

From Mason's house, it takes 10 1⁄2 hours to drive to Los Angeles. If Mason has already driven for 7 1⁄4 hours, how many hours remain until he

reaches Los Angeles?

hours

Question 4:

Evan bought 2 5⁄9 pounds of lemon, and used 1 4⁄5 pounds of them to make lemonade. How much lemon remains?

pound

Question 5:

Martha bought 20 5⁄6 yards of fabric to make curtains. She only used 16 7⁄9 yards of the fabric. How much fabric remained?

yards

Question 6:

Jaden has learned to play 18 1⁄4 of the measures for Fur Elise on the piano. If the song is composed of 108 measures, how many more

measures does she have to learn?

measures

Question 7:

Sebastian wrote 24 1⁄5 pages of his novel on Saturday and 39 1⁄8 pages of his novel on Sunday. How many more pages did he write on

Sunday?

pages

Question 8:

Alice and Enrique are jogging on a trail that is 6 1⁄8 miles long. If they take a short break after jogging the first 3 1⁄2 miles, how much will they

have left to jog after their break?

miles

Question 9:

The rehearsal for Acts I and II of the school play lasted 5 1⁄2 hours. If 3 3⁄4 hours were spent rehearsing Act I, how much time was spent

practicing Act II?

 hours

Question 10:

Mandy cut 34 1⁄3 feet of string to use for the tail of a kite. However, she realized that the tail was too long and cut off 6 3⁄5 feet of string from the

tail. How long is the tail of the kite now?

feet
Lesson Topic: Add mixed numbers with unlike denominators word problems
Question 1:

A soccer player runs 1 5/6 miles during the first half of a match and 2 1/2 miles during the second half. How many miles does he run during the
match in total?

miles

Question 2:

Niki donated 4 5/8 pounds of beans to the food drive and Annie donated 3 2/3 pounds of beans to the food drive. Together, how much food did
they donate?

pounds

Question 3:

A fuel tank contains 1 3/4 gallons of gasoline. Casey adds 33 1/3 gallons of gasoline to the tank. How many gallons of gas does the tank now
contain?

gallons

Question 4:

Jane volunteered for two hours and fifteen minutes last week and five and a half hours this week. How many hours total did she volunteer
during those two weeks?

hours

Question 5:

Yesterday, Dustin biked 4 1/2 miles, jogged 2 3/4 miles, and swam 3 1/8 miles. How many miles did he travel while exercising?

miles

Question 6:

Ashley bought 2 1/7 lb of tomatoes, 3 2/3 lb of lettuce, and 3 1/3 lb of spinach to make a salad. How many pounds of vegetables did she buy?

pounds

Question 7:

Jack planted 1 1/4 rows of lettuce in the family garden, Rose planted 1 1/2 rows of broccoli and Calvin planted 4 5/12 rows of beans. How
many rows were planted in the garden?

rows

Question 8:

A refrigerator holds 2 1/9 of a pound of oranges. Sherry adds 4 1/2 pounds of oranges to the refrigerator. How many pounds of oranges does
the refrigerator now hold?

Question 9:

Jordan bought 1 3/5 pounds of vegetables and 1 1/3 pounds of fruit. How many pounds of food did he buy in total?

pounds

Question 10:

David went to the lake and fished for 1 1/2 hours and kayaked for 4 5/6 hours. In total, how much time did he spend at the lake?
hours
Correct Answers

Lesson: Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Lesson Topic: Add and subtract fractions word problems
Question 1:
1⁄ + 1⁄ + 4⁄ = 49⁄ 49⁄ = 119⁄ tons
3 2 5 30 30 30
Question 2:
Add candy received 1⁄ + 1⁄ = 5⁄ Subtract candy ate 5⁄ − 1⁄ = 19⁄ pound of candy
3 2 6 6 5 30
Question 3:
1⁄ + 2⁄ = 11⁄
3 5 15
11⁄ - 1⁄ = 7⁄ pound of candy
15 2 30
Question 4:
Juice combined 1⁄ + 2⁄ = 9⁄ Amount guests drank 9⁄ - 1⁄ = 17⁄ gallon of punch
2 5 10 10 3 30
Question 5:
1⁄ + 1⁄ = 7⁄ gallon of fruit punch.
2 5 10
Question 6:
Common Denominators
7⁄ = 35⁄
8 40
1⁄ = 8⁄
5 40
Bus Ride Miles
35⁄ − 8⁄ = 27⁄ of a mile
40 40 40
Question 7:
4⁄ = 8⁄
5 10
9⁄ = 8⁄
10 10
9⁄ - 8⁄ = 1⁄ of a pizza
10 10 10
Question 8:
1⁄ = 2⁄ 1⁄ = 3⁄ 3⁄ - 2⁄ = 1⁄ of a mile farther
3 6 2 6 6 6 6
Question 9:
7⁄
8 = 14⁄16
15⁄ − 14⁄ = 1⁄ of a mile
16 16 16
Question 10:
1⁄ + 1⁄ = 5⁄
3 2 6
5⁄ - 4⁄ = 1⁄ ton of rock
6 5 30
Question 11:
7⁄ − 1⁄ = 27⁄ of a mile
8 5 40
Question 12:
1⁄ + 1⁄ + 4⁄ = 49⁄ = 1 19⁄ tons
3 2 5 30 30
Question 13:
9⁄ − 4⁄ = 1⁄ of a pizza
10 5 10
Question 14:
Candy received 1⁄ + 2⁄ = 11⁄ Candy eaten 11⁄ − 1⁄ = 7⁄ pound of candy
3 5 15 15 2 30
Question 15:
15⁄ − 7⁄ = 1⁄ of a mile
16 8 16
Question 16:
1⁄ + 1⁄ = 7⁄ gallon of fruit punch.
2 5 10
Question 17:
1⁄ − 1⁄ = 1⁄ of a mile farther
3 2 6
Question 18:
Amount of rock brought 1⁄ + 1⁄ = 5⁄ Amount of rock taken back 5⁄ − 4⁄ = 1⁄ ton of rock
3 2 6 6 5 30

Lesson: Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers

Lesson Topic: Subtract mixed numbers with unlike denominators word problems
Question 1:
4 2⁄3 = 4 10⁄15 3 2⁄5 = 3 6⁄15 4 10⁄15 - 3 6⁄15 = 1 4⁄15 pounds
Question 2:
654 1⁄2 = 654 4⁄8
432 1⁄8 = 432 1⁄8
654 4⁄8 - 432 1⁄8 = 222 3⁄8 pages
Question 3:
10 1⁄2 = 10 2⁄4
7 1⁄4 = 7 1⁄4
10 2⁄4 - 7 1⁄4 = 3 1⁄4 hours
Question 4:
Find Common Denominator
2 5⁄9 = 2 25⁄45
14⁄5 = 1 36⁄45
Amount Remains
2 25⁄45 − 1 36⁄45 = 34⁄45 pound

Question 5:
20 5⁄6 = 20 15⁄18 16 7⁄9 = 16 14⁄18 20 15⁄18 - 16 14⁄18 = 4 1⁄18 yards
Question 6:
108 = 107 4⁄4 18 1⁄4 = 18 1⁄4 107 4⁄4 - 18 1⁄4 = 89 3⁄4 measures
Question 7:
24 1⁄5 = 24 8⁄40 39 1⁄8 = 39 5⁄40 39 5⁄40 - 24 8⁄40= 14 37⁄40 pages
Question 8:
6 1⁄8 = 6 1⁄8 3 1⁄2 = 3 4⁄8 6 1⁄8 - 3 4⁄8 = 2 5⁄8 miles
Question 9:
5 1⁄2 = 5 2⁄4 33⁄4 = 3 3⁄4 5 2⁄4 - 3 3⁄4 = 1 3⁄4 hours
Question 10:
34 1⁄3 = 34 5⁄15 6 3⁄5 = 6 9⁄15 34 5⁄15 - 6 9⁄15 = 27 11⁄15 feet

Lesson Topic: Add mixed numbers with unlike denominators word problems
Question 1:

Question 2:
Question 3:

Question 4:
Two hours and fifteen minutes = 2 1/4 hours
Five and a half hours = 5 1/2 hours
loading ...

Question 5:

Question 6:

Question 7:

Question 8:

Question 9:

Question 10: