Word Problem
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Robin bought a plant that was 3/5 ft tall. After a month it grew another 1/5 ft. What's the total height of the plant after a month?
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add
While exercising Adam jogged 4⁄10 kilometers and walked 3⁄10 kilometers. What is the total distance he traveled?
4/10 + 3/10 = 7/10 kilometers
Gwen had 3⁄4 cups of flour. If she used 1⁄4 cups baking, how much flour did she have left?
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subtracting
Ben lives 5/9 mile from church and 2/9 mile from school. How much further does Ben live from church than from school?
Solve.
5/9 - 2/9 = 3/9 mile
A large box of nails weighed 7⁄8 pounds. A small box of nails weighed 4⁄8 pounds. What is the difference in weight between the two boxes?
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Leah made trail mix for her hiking trip. She mixed 4/8 cup m&ms, 1/8 cup peanuts, and 2/8 cup pretzels together. How many cups are in Leah's trail mix?
4/8 + 1/8 + 2/8 = 7/8
Sammy wants to paint his bedroom orange. He mixes 3/8 quart of red paint with 4/8 quart of yellow paint. How much paint does Sammy have in the mixture?
adding or subtracting?
adding
Naheem is making a poster for his book report. The directions say to use 3/10 of the poster to describe the setting and 6/10 of the poster to describe the plot. What part of the poster describes the setting or plot?
3/10 + 6/10 = 9/10
Lisa hung artwork on 2/6 of a bulletin board. She hung poems on 1/6 of the same bulletin board. What part of the bulletin board has artwork or poems?
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adding
Jayden started an art project with 1 foot of ribbon. He used 4/6 ribbon. How much ribbon does Jayden have left?
1=6/6 so 6/6 - 4/6 = 2/6 foot of ribbon left.