Word Problems
Mrs. Higgins brought in Valentines candy! 1/12 of the Valentine candy hearts are red. 5/6 of the Valentine candy hearts are yellow. How many more candy hearts are yellow than red?
9/12
1/2 + 1/2 =
2/2 or 1
1/4 + 2/6
7/12
3/5 - 1/7 =
16/35
Mrs. Davis put 2/3 bottle of Ranch on a large salad. She then put 1/6 of the bottle Ranch on her carrots. How much ranch did she use combined?
5/6
4/12 + 1/6 =
6/12
Mrs. Perriguey's bearded dragon ate 3/4 pounds of crickets on Monday and 2/6 on Tuesday. How many more pounds of crickets did he eat on Monday than Tuesday?
5/12
3/5 - 2/5 =
1/5
3/5 -1/3 =
4/15
5/10 - 1/3 =
6/36
Mrs. Morgan brought in a box of donuts. If the 6th grade teachers ate 3/6 of the donuts and the 7th grade teachers ate 3/8, what fraction of donuts did they eat all together?
21/24
6/12 - 4/12 =
2/12
3/5 + 1/8 =
29/40
if 1/2 of fifth graders are car riders and 1/3 are walkers, what fraction of fifth graders take the bus?
1/6
13/25 - 10/25 =
3/25
1/5 + 1/4 =
9/20
8/12 - 1/24 =
15/24