Vocabulary
Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Word Problems
Mixed Numbers
More Word Problems
100

a number that has a whole number and a fraction part

mixed number

100

3/8 + 3/8

6/8

100

In November, all the leaves were falling off the trees and making a huge mess. Vince worked 1/4 hour one day raking the leaves on his front lawn. He worked 3/4 hours the next day. How many hours did Vince slave away raking leaves on his lawn?

4/4 hours, or 1 hour.

100

   3  2/6 

+ 4  3/6

7  5/6

100

Sara planted 1/9 rows of carrots and 1/9 rows of onions in a garden. In total, how many rows of vegetables did Sara plant?

2/9

200

a fraction where the numerator is greater than the denominator

improper fraction

200

7/10 - 3/10

4/10

200

Rosario helped her mother with the laundry. She did 1/8 of it on Monday and 3/8 of it on Tuesday. What fraction of the laundry had she done?

 4/8 or 1/2 of the laundry.

200

   2  1/4 

+ 1  2/4

3 3/4

200

Sam drank 2/5 of a cup of milk at breakfast and 2/5 of a cup of milk at dinner. In total, how many cups of milk did Sam drink today?

4/5

300

to break into parts

decompose

300

12/15 + 3/15

15/15 or 1 Whole

300

John went to the Sacramento Railroad Museum to see model trains. He saw 2/5 mile of track on the first floor of the museum. He saw 4/5 mile of track on the second floor. How much more track did John see on the second floor of the museum than the first?

2/5 mile

300

   5  1/8

 - 1  2/8

3 7/8

300

Tim picked 1/7 of a bucket of plums, and Jason picked 5/7 of a bucket of plums. How many buckets total did they pick?

6/7

400

to combine parts

compose

400

20/15 - 10/15

10/15

400

In Ms. Day's class, the students use the following abbreviations when they chat with their friends online: TTYL- 9/29 IDK- 11/29 CUL8R- 3/29 BRB- 15/29 LOL- 23/29 What fraction of these students use LOL and IDK when chatting online?

23/29 +11/29 =34/29 =1 5/29

400

  7   

- 4  2/12

2   10/12

400

Fred has to complete 6/11 of his chores. Fred has completed 3/11 of the chores. What fraction of the chores does he have left?

3/11

500

fractions that share the same number of pieces are said to have ________ ________________

like denominators

500

20/67 + 50/67

(For DOUBLE points: Change your answer into a Mixed Number)

70/67

Bonus: 1  17/67

500

Replace the x to make a true sentence. 3/11 + x/11 = 9/11

x = 6

500

  13  8 /10 

+ 5   5/10

19  3/10

500

Sally was told to practice playing trumpet for 9/10 of an hour per day. Sally has already played 3/10 of an hour today. How many hours does Sally still need to practice today?

6/10