Add and Subtract Fractions Word Problems

17/18

Alex has ⅚ of a batch of cookies. She bakes 2/18 more. How many cookies does Alex have all together?

3/4

Two friends are running a race. Carlos ran 3/6 of a mile and Amber ran 2/8 of a mile. What is the total number of miles the friends ran together?

1/14

Briana has ½ of a block of Play-doh and Destiny has 3/7 of a block of Play-doh. How much more Play-doh does Briana have than Destiny?

5/6

Chance had 2/4 of a bag of gummies. Anthony gave him 1/3 of his bag of gummies. How much of a bag of gummies does Chance have now?

3/7

In the morning a dog ate ⅓ pound of dog food and at night the dog ate 2/21 pounds of dog food. How much food did the dog eat?

4/15

Emilio and Ivan sell ⅗ of a herd of cows to a supermarket, and then they sold 5/15 to Jake. What fraction of cows do they have left?

7/15

Fabian has ⅔ of a batch of Cookies, and then he sold ⅕ on Wednesday. How many cookies does he have left?

1 whole

Jessica had 3/9 of a Watermelon. Jessica's friend gave Jessica ⅔ of her Watermelon. How much Watermelon did Jessica have in all?

1 and 1/6

Lori has ⅔ of her ice cream leftover. Arthur has 4/8 of his ice cream left. Altogether, how much ice cream do Arthur and Lori have?

1/6

Nicholas filled 2/3 of a jar with dog treats. When he woke up the next morning, 1\2 of the treats were gone. How much of the dog treats were left in the jar?

1/12

Scott has ¾ of a pizza leftover from last night's party. He ate ⅔ of pizza for lunch the next day. How much pizza is remaining?

5/8

Stacy and her little brother had a gallon of water. Her brother drank ¾ of a gallon and Stacy drank ⅛ of a gallon. How much more water did Stacy's brother dink than Stacy?

0

There are ⅔ pounds of bird food in the backyard. The birds ate 4/6 pounds of bird food. How many pounds of bird food were left?

7/12

There was ¾ of a loaf of bread on the ground, and ants took 2/12 of it. How much bread was left?