Word Problems
Ms. Dupree brought in Valentines candy! 1/12 of the Valentine candy hearts are red. 5/6 of the Valentine candy hearts are yellow. How many more candy hearts are yellow than red?
9/12 or 3/4
1/4 + 2/6 =
7/12
Ms. Pope put 2/3 bottle of Ranch on her pancakes. She then put 1/6 of the bottle Ranch in her Orange Juice. How much ranch did she use combined?
5/6
1/1 + 1/6 =
1 1/6
7/8 + 1/5 =
1 3/40
Mrs. MaGarthur's bearded dragon ate 3 3/4 pounds of crickets on Monday and 2 1/6 on Tuesday. How many more pounds of crickets did he eat on Monday than Tuesday?
1 1/12 or 1 2/24
3/5 - 2/5 =
1/5
3/5 -1/3 =
4/5
5/10 - 1/3 =
1/6
8/9 - 3/27 =
7/9
Ms. Unger brought in a 2 dozen donuts. If she threw 2/3 of them at Mr. T's car and 1/4 at his house, how many were left in the box?
2 donuts
6/12 - 4/12 =
1/6
3/5 + 1/8 =
29/40
if 1/2 of fifth graders are car riders and 1/3 are walkers, what fraction of fifth graders take the bus?
2/6 or 1/3
13/25 - 10/25 =
3/25
1/5 + 1/4 =
9/20
8/12 - 1/24 =
15/24
2/4 -3/6 =
0