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Addition Word Problems
Subtraction Word Problems
100

9 + 1/3

What is 9 1/3?

100

2 - 3/4

What is 1 1/4?

100

3/2 + 1/2

What is 4/2 or 2?

100

A smelly thing ate 2 1/2 raw onions. His sister ate 1/2 of raw onion. How many raw onions did they eat in all?

What is 3 raw onions?

100

There were 9 apples in a tree. A worm ate 2/3 of the apples. How many apples were left?

What is three apples?

200

2 5/4 + 2/4

What is 3 3/4?

200

2 2/4 - 3/4

What is 1 3/4?

200

17/16 - 2/4

What is 9/16?

200

Tom ate 1 3/4 of an apple. After that, he ate 2/4 of an apple. How many apples did he eat in all?

What is 2 1/4 apples?

200

Liz used up 9/16 of a glue stick. How much of the glue stick is left? Write your answer in the simplest form.

What is 5/16 of the glue stick?

300

9 3/2 + 6/4

What is 12?

300

4 4/3 - 1 2/3

What is 3 2/3?

300

3/3 - 4/9

What is 5/9?

300

Old Bob had 9 pieces of steak. His friend gave him 7/3 more of steak. How much steak does he have now?

What is 10 1/3 pieces of steak?

300
Jeff had 5 5/6 of a candy bars. He gave his friend 7/6 of that candy bars. How much of the candy bars does he have left?

What is 4 4/6 candy bars?

400

3 4/10 + 56/10

What is 9?

400

9 - 3/9

What is 8 6/9?

400

4 9/10 + 18/20

What is 7 3/10?

400

Maya had 2 erasers. Her friend her 3 1/9 more erasers. How many erasers does Maya have now? Write your answer in the simplest form. 

What is 5 1/9 erasers?

400

A worm ate 2/6 of a rotten pear. How much of the pear is left? Write your answer in the simplest form.

What is 2/3 of the pear?

500

51 6/10+23 4/5

What is 74 2/5?

500

63 - 23 5/10

What is 39 1/2?

500

87 1/2 - 2/1

What is 86 1/2?

500

A butcher had 9 2/3 pieces of meat. He bought 1 3/9 more pieces of meat. How many pieces of meat does he have now?

What is 11 pieces of meat?

500

Teachers love coffee. So that’s why Mr. Nickleson bought 25 3/4 gallons of coffee. Then he drank 12 6/8 gallons of the coffee. How much coffee does he have left?

What is 13 gallons of coffee?