Word Problems
Teressa spends 1/3 of her day at school. She spends 1/2 of her day eating meals. What fraction of the day does Teresa spend at school or eating meals?
Teresa spends 5/12 of the day at school or eating meals.
1/3 + 1/12
4/12 + 1/12 = 5/12
2/5 + 3/10 =
7/10
3/4 - 5/12 =
1/3
2 5/6 + 1 5/6 =
4 2/3
15 6/10 - 3 4/5 =
11 4/5
Justin jogs 3 2/5 miles every morning. He jogs 4 6/10 miles every evening. How many miles does he jog every day?
Justin jogs 8 miles every day.
3 2/5 + 4 6/10
3 4/10 + 4 6/10
7 + 10/10 = 8 miles
1/9 + 5/6 =
17/18
7/8 - 2/3 =
5/24
2 3/10 + 2 4/5 =
5 1/10
6 3/4 - 5 1/2 =
1 1/4
A mark on the side of the pier shows the water us 4 7/8 feet deep at low tide. At high tide the water rises 2 1/4 feet. How high is the water at high tide?
The water is 7 1/8 feet tall at high tide.
4 7/8 + 2 1/4
4 7/8 + 2 2/8
6 9/8 = 7 1/8
1/12 + 3/8 =
11/24
4/5 - 2/15 =
2/3
6 2/3 + 5 5/6 =
12 1/2
4 1/6 - 1 2/3 =
2 1/2
Gil has two lengths of wallpaper, 2 3/4 yards and 1 7/8 yards long. He used some and now has 1 5/6 yards left. How many yards of wallpaper did Gil use?
Gil used 2 19/24 yards of wallpaper.
2 3/4 + 1 7/8 = ?1/10 + 1/4 =
7/20
17/15 - 1/3 =
4/5
8 4/10 + 2 3/5 =
11
12 1/4 - 7 1/2 =
4 3/4
Last year Mia planted a tree that was 5 11/12 feet tall. this year the tree is 7 2/3 feet tall. How many feet did the tree grow?
The tree grew 1 3/4 feet.
7 2/3 - 5 11/12
7 8/12 - 5 11/12
6 12/12+8/12 = 20/12
6 20/12 - 5 11/12 = 1 9/12 = 1 3/4
(7/8 + 1/12) - 1/2 =
11/24
(11/18 - 4/9) + 1/6 =
1/3
3 1/3 + 9 11/12 =
13 1/4
9 7/10 - 3 4/5 =
5 9/10