Adding Fractions
Cinderella works very hard to keep her home clean. She had mopped 1/4 of the floor before lunch and 3/8 of the floor after lunch. How much floor has she mopped?
5/8 of the floor
Alice followed the white rabbit 2/3 of a mile down the rabbit hole. Then, she walked 5/6 of a mile to the Mad Hatter's tea party. How much farther was the door to the rabbit hole to the tea party than her home to the rabbit hole?
1/6 mile
Winnie the Pooh climbs 3 1/4 feet up a honey tree before taking a break. He climbs 2 1/3 more feet to get to the bees. How far does he climb total?
5 7/12 feet
Hercules likes working out. On Friday, he pumped irons that weighed 859 1/2 lbs. On Saturday, he pumped irons that weighed 858 1/4 lbs. How much heavier were his irons on Friday than Saturday?
1 1/4 lbs. heavier
Tiana made gumbo. 3/8 of the gumbo is meat and 1/4 of the gumbo is vegetables. The rest is broth. How much of the gumbo is broth?
3/8 broth
Bambi loves ice skating with his friend, Thumper. Bambi ice skated 2/5 hour and Thumper ice skated 1/2 and hour. How much time did Thumper and Bambi ice skate total?
9/10 hour
Tinker Bell flew 3/4 mile to the mermaid lagoon, then 1/2 mile to the pirate ship. How much farther was her trip to the pirate ship than the mermaid lagoon?
1/4 mile
Robin Hood is shooting in a competition. When he starts, the target is 11 1/2 yards away. The evil vulture moves the target 2 2/3 yards back. How far is the target from Robin Hood now?
14 1/6 yards
Simba and Timon were in a grub eating competition. Simba ate 56 grubs and Timon ate 54 1/2 grubs. How many more grubs did Simba eat than Timon?
1 1/2
What year was the war of 1812 fought?
1812
Dumbo is learning how to fly. He flew 2/3 mile to find some peanuts for his mother, then flew 4/5 mile to a tree to rest before going home. How far has Dumbo flown so far today?
1 7/15 miles
Lady and Tramp shared a plate of meatballs. Lady ate 7/12 of the meatballs and Tramp ate 1/3 of the meatballs. How many more meatballs did Lady eat than Tramp?
1/4 meatballs
Baloo eats 34 2/3 bananas one day and Mowgli eats 7 4/5 bananas. How many bananas do they eat all together?
42 7/15 bananas
When Abu was a monkey, he was 1 1/2 feet tall. When the genie turned him into an elephant, he grew to 9 1/4 feet tall. How much taller is Abu as an elephant than as a monkey?
7 3/4 feet taller
Chicha crocheted a poncho for both Kuzco and Pacha. Kuzco's poncho had a llama on it that covered 3/8 of the front. Pacha's poncho had a design that covered 1/9 of the poncho. How much MORE did Kuzco's pattern cover the poncho than Pacha's?
19/72 of the poncho
Pinocchio's nose grows every time he lies. The first time he lied, his nose grew 7/8 inch. The second time, his nose grew 3/4 inch. The third time, his nose grew 1/2 inch. How far has his nose grown after lying three times?
2 1/8 inches
Merryweather used a big basket to pick some berries for Princess Aurora. She filled 7/10 of the basket. When she got home, Flora showed that she had filled 11/12 of her basket. Fauna used 14/15 of a basket of berries to make scones. How many berries are left over?
41/60 basket of berries
Wart is friends with a wizard named Merlin who changes him into different animals. Wart swims 3 1/2 miles as a fish, runs 2 2/3 miles as a squirrel, and flies 4 11/12 miles as a bird. How far does he travel this day?
11 1/12 miles
On Thursday, Belle read Les Miserables by Victor Hugo in its original French version, which is 1,936 1/3 pages long. Then, feeling ambitious and knowing that she's super smart and bilingual, Belle decided to read the English version of the book, which is 1,488 7/8 pages long. How much longer is the original French text than the English text?
447 11/24 pages
Tarzan loves tree surfing. On Friday, he surfed 87 3/4 trees. On Saturday, he surfed 58 5/6 trees. How much farther did he surf on Friday than Saturday?
28 11/12 trees
Snow White made a big pot of stew to share with the dwarfs. Doc ate 5/6 of his bowl of stew. Grumpy ate 7/8 of his bowl of stew. Dopey ate 23/24 of his bowl of stew. Sneezy ate 1/2 of his bowl of stew. Bashful ate 2/3 of his bowl of stew. Happy ate 3/4 of his bowl of stew. Sleepy ate 7/12 of his bowl of stew. How many bowls of soup did the seven dwarfs eat all together?
5 1/6 bowls of stew.
Pongo has 17/20 of his body covered in spots. Perdie has 7/25 of her body covered in spots. Lucky has 1/2 of his body covered in spots. Rolly has 3/100 of his body covered in spots. How much MORE of his body does Pongo have covered in spots than the other three dogs COMBINED?
1/25 covered in spots
Madame Adelaide Bonfamille owns five cats. She loves spoiling them by feeding them the best cream in the world. One day, Duchess the cat drinks 3 1/3 bowls of cream, Thomas O'Malley the alley cat drinks 4 2/8 bowls of cream, Berlioz drinks 3 1/2 bowls of cream, Toulouse drinks 2 1/4 bowls of cream, and Marie drinks 4 1/6 bowls of cream. How much cream did Madame Adelaide Bonfamille need to make that day?
17 1/2 bowls of cream.
Ariel and her sisters love to swim. On Thursday, Attina swam 52 3/4 miles, Alana swam 53 1/9 miles, Adella swam 58 2/5 miles, Aquata swam 57 3/8 miles, Arista swam 54 9/10 miles, Andrina swam 56 7/8 miles, and Ariel swam 55 1/2 miles. How much FARTHER did the sister who swam the farthest swim than the sister that swam the shortest distance?
5 13/20 miles
Mulan, Yao, Chien-Po, Ling, and Shang were in an archery competition. Mulan shot her arrow 52 1/2 yards, Yao shot his arrow 49 2/3 yards, Chien-Po shot his arrow 48 5/6 yards, Ling shot his arrow 48 3/4 yards, and Shang shot his arrow 52 3/8 yards. Who won the competition, AND what was the TOTAL distance all five of the arrows traveled?
Mulan won
All five arrows traveled 252 1/8 yards total