Word Problems
Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators
Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators
Adding Mixed Numbers
Subtracting Mixed Numbers
100

Vincent mixed 1/5 liters of orange juice with 3/10 liters of pineapple juice. How much juice does he have in total?

5/10 or 1/2 liters of juice

100
2/9 + 2/3
8/9
100
7/8 - 1/3
13/24
100
5 2/8 + 3 1/8
8 3/8
100
6 2/3 - 5 1/3
1 1/3
200

Barbra mixes 2 2/3 cups of raisins and 4 1/4 cups of peanuts for a party snack. How many cups of peanuts and raisins does Barbra use in all?

6 11/12 cups

200
5/12 + 1/8
13/24
200
7/10 - 2/4
1/5
200
5 3/7 + 2 5/7
8 1/7
200
8 5/16 - 3 12/16
4 9/16
300

At the party, Aisha and her friends ate 2 1/2 pizzas. After the party, there were 1 1/8 pizzas left. How many pizzas were there at the start of the party?

3 5/8 pizzas

300
2/8 + 5/12
2/3
300
6/7 - 1/2
5/14
300
4 1/10 + 6 1/2
10 3/5
300
13 1/12 - 8 1/4
4 5/6
400

Fran has 2 5/6 pound of modeling clay. She uses 5 1/8 pounds of the clay to make a bowl. How much clay does she have left?

1 5/24 pounds of clay

400
5/8 + 5/6
1 11/24
400
1/2 - 3/10
1/5
400
1 7/12 + 2 3/8
3 23/24
400
6 - 2 4/5
3 1/5
500

Charlie jumped a distance of 8 1/2 feet. His younger brother jumped a distance of 3 5/6 feet and the jumped 2 1/4 feet. Who jumped farther? How much farther?

Charlie jumped farther by 2 5/12 feet.

500
1/2 + 1/8 + 1/4
7/8
500
5/12 - 4/16
1/6
500
2 3/4 + 7 3/5
10 7/20
500
6 1/8 - 2 5/6
3 7 /24
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