Mathematics Grade 5 15 min

Add and subtract fractions with like denominators: word problems

Add and subtract fractions with like denominators: word problems

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Maya eats 1/6 of a pizza. Ben eats 2/6. What fraction did they eat in total?

2

A bottle was 7/8 full of juice. Liam drank 4/8 of the bottle. What fraction is left?

3

A red ribbon is 9/10 of a meter long. A blue ribbon is 4/10 of a meter. How much longer is the red ribbon?

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
A recipe needs 1/4 cup of sugar and 2/4 cup of flour. What is the total amount of ingredients?
0.1/4
1.3/8
2.3/4
3.2/4
Easy
Sam painted 2/5 of a wall. His sister painted 1/5. What fraction of the wall did they paint together?
0.3/5
1.3/10
2.1/5
3.2/5
Easy
A pie has 5/5 slices. If you eat 2/5 of the pie, what fraction is left?
0.2/5
1.3/5
2.3/0
3.7/5

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