Adding Fractions with like units
Subtracting Fractions with like units
Adding Fractions with unlike units
Subtracting Fractions with unlike units
Word Problems!
100

3/5 + 2/5=

5/5= 1

100

8/9- 4/9=

4/9

100

1/2 + 2/3= 

7/6= 1 1/6

100

7/8 - 1/4= 

5/8

100

On Sunday, Sheldon bought 4 1/2 kg of plant food.  He needs 1 2/3 kg to feed his strawberry plants and 1/4 kg to feed his tomato plants. After Sheldon feeds his plants how much food does he have left?

2 7/12 kg of plant food left. 

200

7/18+12/18=

19/18=1 1/18

200

6/5-2/5=

4/5

200

3/4 + 2/3=

17/12= 1 5/12

200

4 3/4- 1 1/8= 

3 5/8

200

Molly's tulips takes 1 2/3 kg of plant food and her roses take 1/4 kg. She has a total of 2 7/12 kg of plant food. Will she have enough to feed two tulip plants and one rose plant? How much more will she need?

No, she will not have enough. She needs 3 7/12 kg, so she would need 1 more kg. 

300

3 2/5 + 3 2/5= 

6 4/5

300

5 1/4-2 3/4=

2 2/4

300

4 1/2 + 2 3/10=

6 8/10 or 6 4/5

300

5 1/3 - 4 3/6= 

5/6

300

Susan picks 2 1/4kg of strawberries in the morning.  She picks 1 2/5kg more strawberries in the afternoon than in the morning.  How many kilograms of strawberries did she pick in the afternoon?

Susan picked 3 13/20 kg of strawberries in the afternoon. 

400

9/13 + 10/13=

19/13= 1 6/13

400

8/5- 1/5=

7/5 = 1 2/5

400

1 2/2+ 3 4/5=

5 4/5

400

2 1/5 - 1 2/3= 

8/15

400

Frank picked 5 3/10kg of tomatoes from his garden.  1.5 kg were rotten and had to be thrown away.  How many kilograms of tomatoes were not rotten?

3 8/10 or 3 4/5 kg were not rotten. 

500

7/7+3/7=

1 3/7

500

1 3/4 - 1/4=

1 2/4

500

3/4+2/5= 

1 3/20

500

4 5/12- 2 5/6=

1 7/12

500

After throwing away the rotten tomatoes, did Sheldon pick more kilograms of strawberries or tomatoes on Monday?  How many more kilograms?

More strawberries. 3 7/60 kg more

M
e
n
u