Fractions
Mixed Numbers
Word Problems
100

3/4 - 3/8

3/8

100

2 1/8 - 1/4

1 7/8

100

On winter days, Rachel feeds each of her chickens 3/4 cup of food. On summer days, she feeds each chicken 2/3 cup of food. How much more food does Rachel feed each chicken on winter days?

1/12

200

3/4 -1/6

4/12

200

2 1/4 - 1 1/3

11/12

200

Jules practices the pole vault. His first jump is 10 5/6 feet high. His second jump is 12 2/3 feet high. How much higher is Jules's second jump?

1 5/6

300

2/3 -3/5

1/15

300

3 1/6 - 1 3/4

1 5/12

300

A town park has two biking trails. Marsh Trail is  5 3/10 miles long. Woodland Trail is 2 4/5 miles long. How much longer is Marsh Trail than Woodland Trail? Show your work

2 5/10

400

5/6 - 3/8

11/24

400

8 2/3 - 3 4/5

4 13/15

400

A male polar bear is  2 7/9 meters long. A female polar bear is 1 5/6 meters long.
Sidney thinks the male polar bear is 1 2/3 meters longer than the female polar bear.
She is correct. Why?

No she is not correct. She forgot to find common denominators first 

500

7/8 - 2/3 

5/24

500

14 1/8 - 9 5/6 

4 7/24

500

On Saturday, Destiny spends 1/6 of the day playing in a soccer tournament. She spends 1/8 of the day volunteering with her parents at the community garden. The rest of the day she spends at home. A day has 24 hours. What fraction of the Saturday does Destiny spend at home?

17/24 of her day is spent at home