Fraction 1
Clayton and Jacob are having a competition to see who can throw a baseball the farthest. Clayton throws the ball 30 7/12 feet. Jacob throws the ball 52 1/3 feet. How much further did Jacob throw the ball than Clayton?
21 9/12 or 21 3/4
Hannah had 1 pound of sugar at her house. She used 1/4 pound for her cookie recipe and 1/8 pound for her cake recipe. How many pounds of sugar does she have left after she makes her cookies and cake?
5/8
Mr. Collum bought 15 pints of ice cream for three of the fifth grade classes. Mrs. Bailey's class ate 4 3/4 pints. Ms. Jacob's class ate 5 3/8 pints. How much ice cream is left for Ms. Garrett's class?
4 7/8
Caroline ran 4 1/4 miles and Amy ran 1 5/8 miles. How many miles did they run altogether?
5 7/8
Trey had 8 pieces of bubble gum. If he gives 5 2/5 pieces to a friend, how much does he have left?
2 3/5
Mrs. Alford's big dog easts 2 1/2 scoops of food a day. Her new little puppy eats 1 3/4 scoops of food a day. How much more food does the big dog eat a day than the little dog?
3/4
Carol ate 5/6 of a pizza and Joy ate 1/3 of a pizza. How much pizza did the girls eat?
1 1/6
Chrissy is training for a marathon. She ran 1/2 mile on Monday and 3/4 mile Tuesday. How much has she run so far?
1 1/4 mile
To bake chocolate chip cookies, Sara needs 5 cups of sugar. If she has 2 3/4 cups of sugar, how much more sugar does she need?
2 1/4
At the family reunion, 2 1/12 of the chocolate pies were eaten and 3 1/3 of the pecan pies were eaten. How much pie was eaten at the reunion?
5 5/12
At the family reunion, 2 1/12 of the chocolate pies were eaten and 3 1/3 of the lemon pies were eaten. How much more of the lemon pies were eaten than the chocolate pies?
1 3/12 or 1 1/4
Renee liked to sit on the beach and read a book. She read 2 3/4 hours one day and 1 7/8 hours another day. How many hours did she read?
4 5/8 hours
Dana liked to sit by the pool and read. She read 1 3/4 hours on Monday and 2 1/2 hours on Tuesday. How much longer did she read on Tuesday?
3/4 of an hour
Joe shared a bag of candy with his friends. He gave 1/12 to John and 1/6 to Jacob. Hoe much of the bag does he have left?
9/12 or 3/4
A recipe needs 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda, and 5/8 teaspoon of salt. How many teaspoons does the recipe need?
1 3/8
A farmer had an acre of land to plant corn, cucumbers, and potatoes. He used 1/10 of his land to plant corn and 1/5 to plant cucumbers. How much of his land does he have left to plant potatoes?
7/10