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

Ms. Baker has a garden with 3 different vegetables. 

1/3 of the vegetables are zucchini

1/4 of the vegetables are cucumbers

5/12 of the vegetables are tomatoes

What fraction of the vegetables are cucumbers and tomatoes?

8/12 or 2/3

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

Ms. Hitmar used 1/4 of the whiteboard for class celebrations, 1/8 of the whiteboard for essential questions.  How much of the remaining whiteboard is left to use for notes?

5/8 remaining 

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

Elias took a science test yesterday.

1/2 of the test questions were matching words with definitions

1/4 of the test questions were fill-in-the-blank

If rest of the test was multiple choice, which fraction of the test had multiple choice questions?

1/4

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

Marisol is reading a book.  She read 1/12 of it on Monday, 3/8 of it on Tuesday, and 1/6 of it on Wednesday.  How much does she have left to read?

15/24 or 5/8

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

Carla estimates that the sum of 1/6  + ½ is 2/8 . Which sentences about her estimation is true?

A. Carla's estimation is reasonable because 2/8 < ½ 

B. Carla's  estimation is reasonable because 2/8 > ½ 

C. Carla's estimation is not reasonable because 2/8 < ½  

D. Carla's estimation is not reasonable because 2/8 > ½ 

C

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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