Adding Fractions
Subtracting Fractions
Improper Fractions
Adding or Subtracting Mixed Numbers
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100
Ben uses 3/12 pounds of strawberries and 2/12 pounds of blueberries to make jam. How many pounds of berries does Ben use to make jam
5/12 pound 3/12 + 2/12+= 5/12
100
Ellen sewed 5/8 yard of fringe on her scarf. Ling sewed 2/8 yard of fringe on her scarf. How much more fringe did Ellen sew on her scarf than Ling?
3/8 yard 5/8 - 2/8= 3/8
100
Wanda rode her bike 21/10 miles. How far is 21/10 in a mixed number?
2 1/10 miles
100
Paige hiked 5 and 5/6 miles. Xavier hiked 2 and 1/6 miles. How many fewer miles did Xavier hike than Paige?
3 and 4/6 miles 5 5/6 - 2 1/6 = 3 4/6
100
The driving distance to Rob's house to the museum is 6 and 7/10 miles. What is the total distance traveled round trip?
13 and 4/10 miles
200
Mindy planted beans in 4/10 of her garden and peas in 5/10 of her garden. What part of the garden has beans or peas?
9/10 4/10 + 5/10 = 9/10
200
Ryan's collection is 3/6 football cards and 2/6 basketball cards. What part of Ryan's card collection is not football or basketball cards?
1/6 6/6 - 3/6 - 2/6= 1/6
200
Bobby has 6 and 2/4 yards of tape. In an improper fraction how much tape does Bobby have?
26/4
200
Kim recorded the amount of time she spent swimming for 3 days. The first day she swam 1 and 5/6 hours. On the second day she swam 2 and 2/6 hours. On the third day she swam 2 and 1/6 hours. What is the total number of hours Kim swam?
6 and 2/6 hours
200
Samantha rode her bike 23 and 4/5 miles. Jake rode his bike 12 and 2/5 miles. How much further did Samantha ride her bike than Jake?
11 and 2/5 miles
300
Ted needs 5/8 yard of denim and 2/8 yard of canvas to make a tote bag. How much fabric does Ted need?
7/8 5/8 + 2/8 = 7/8
300
Betsy brought 6/12 pound of trail mix on a camping trip. She ate 4/12 pound of the trail mix. How much trail mix is left?
2/12 pound 6/12 - 4/12 = 2/12
300
Lee's birthday is in 3 and 4/7 weeks. Turn the mixed number into an improper fraction?
25/7
300
Kate has two lengths of ribbon. The pink ribbon is 4 and 6/12 feet long and the purple ribbon is 2 and 4/12 feet long. How much ribbon does Kate have in all?
6 and 10/12
300
The length of a trumpet is 5 1/4 feet. The length of a cornet is 4 and 2/4 feet. How much longer is the trumpet than the cornet?
3/4 foot
400
In a survey, 3/6 of the students chose summer as their favorite season and 1/6 chose winter. What fraction of the students chose summer or winter as their favorite season.
4/6 3/6 + 1/6 = 4/6
400
Harrison ate 3/12 of a pizza. Miles ate 5/12 of the same pizza. How much more pizza did Miles eat than Harrison?
2/12 5/12 - 3/12 = 2/12
400
A recipe calls for 2 and 1/3 cups of flour. What is 2 1/3 in an improper fraction?
7/3
400
Sue Used 2 and 3/8 of walnuts and 1 2/8 of almonds to make a nut mix. How many more cups of walnuts did Sue use than Almonds?
1 and 1/8
400
Sal ran 2 and 2/5 miles on Saturday and 1 and 4/5 miles on Monday. How many more miles did Sal run on Saturday than on Monday?
3/5 mile
500
A quarter is 1/4 of a dollar. Victor has 32 quarters. How many dollars does Victor have. (Hint: Use Unit fractions if you are stumped.)
8 dollars 32 divided by 4 = 8
500
Ryan has two pet hamsters. One weighs 3/10 pound. The other hamster weighs 4/10 pounds. What is the difference in the weights of Ryan's hamsters?
1/10 pound 4/10 - 3/10 = 1/10
500
Logan has 8 and 3/5 hours of detention. In an improper fraction how many hours will Logan be serving detention?
43/5 hours
500
Lee has 8 and 1/4 yards of blue fabric and 4 and 2/4 yards of green fabric. How much more blue fabric does Lee have than green?
3 and 3/4
500
Jacob swam 3 miles on Tuesday. Then swam 1 and 4/8 miles on Wednesday. How many more miles did Jacob swim on Tuesday than Wednesday?
1 and 4/8 or 1 and 1/2