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Adding & subtracting Fractions greater than 1
Word Problems
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100

5/8+ 3/4

What is 1  3/8

(11/8)

100

5/8 - 1/4

What is 3/8?

100

5  1/5 - 3  2/3

What is 1  8/15? 

100

Enrique has 4  3/4 pounds of clay. He uses 1  1/10 pounds to make a cup, and another 2 pounds to make a jar. How many pounds are left?

What is 1 & 6/10 pounds?

(1 24/40, 1  12/20 , 1 3/5)

100

Ella walks in a parade. She walks 3  1/4 miles in the parade and another 2  5/6 miles on the way home. How many miles does Ella walk altogether?

What is 6  1/12 miles?

200

2/5+3/4

What is 1  3/20?

(23/20)

200

7/9 - 2/3

What is 1/9?

200

7  3/4 + 3  7/20

What is 11  1/10? 

200

Mr. Varney donated 50 pounds of fruit for the school snacks. 19  3/4 pounds was apples and 18  7/8 pounds was oranges and the rest was bananas. How many pounds were bananas?

What is 11 3/8 pounds?

200

Ms. T is practicing for a triathlon. On Monday she swims 12  5/8 miles and runs 5  2/3 miles. On Tuesday, she bikes 6  3/8 miles. How many total miles does Ms. T cover on the two days?

What is 24  2/3 miles? 

(24  16/24)

300

1/5+2/3

What is 13/15?

300

2/3 - 2/7 

What is 8/21? 

300

3  2/3 - 1  11/12

What is 1  3/4? 

(1  9/12)

300

 Mia is making a model of a canoe. She has 5  1/2 feet of wood. She uses 2  3/4 feet for the hull and    1  1/4 feet for the paddles. How much wood does she have left?

What is 1 1/2 feet of wood left?

300

Ms. Rardin's desk measures 12  7/12 feet long. Ms. Logar's desk is 15  6/8 long. How much longer is Ms. Logar's desk than Ms. Rardin's? 

What is 3  1/6 feet longer? 

400

2  3/5 + 1  4/7

What is 4  6/35

400

The difference between 3 & 4/5 and 1 & 1/2

What is 2 & 3/10?

400

9  1/6- 3  5/8

What is 5  13/24?

(5  26/48)

400

Dontae spent 1/6 of his weekly allowance on dog toys, 1/4 on a dog collar, and 1/3 on dog food. What fraction of his allowance is left?

What is 1/4 of his allowance?

(3/12)

400

Lydia's cat weighed 5  1/4 pounds last year. Then the cat gained 2  3/5 pounds. How much does the cat weigh now?

What is 7  17/20 pounds?

500

4  2/7 + 3  3/4

What is 8  1/28

500

4 & 1/3 - 7/8 

What is 3 & 11/24?

500

7  3/8 - 2  7/9

What is 4  43/72?

500

During the 9 hours between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Briseis spent 5  3/4 hours in class and 1  1/2 hours at Discovery Link. The rest of the time she drew pictures. How much time did she spend drawing?

What is 1  3/4 hours? 

500

When Ed started jogging, he ran 1/2 mile on the first day, 1 1/4 miles on the second day, and 2 miles on the third day. If he increased the distance he jogged each day by the same amount, how far did he jog on the fourth day?

What is 2 3/4 miles?

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