Adding and subtracting fractions (word problems in English)

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5/12

On Monday, John ate 1/6 of a carton of eggs. On Tuesday he ate 1/4 carton of eggs. What fraction of a carton did he eat in all?

8/15

At Emily's closet, 1/3 of clothes are white and 1/5 are black. What fraction of Emily's clothes are black or white?

7/8

Erin mixed 2 3/4 cups of almonds and 1 7/8 cups of peanuts. How much more almonds than peanuts does Erin have?

1/6

It snowed 2/3 of a foot in January and 1/2 of a foot in February. How much more did it snow in January than in February?

2 13/14

Jake filled a bucket with 2 7/8 gallons of water. He then poured out 1/3 gallon of water. How much water remained in the bucket?

1 7/12

Jen ran 5/6 of a mile today and 3/4 of a mile yesterday. How much did she run in all?

4 7/10

Julia mixed 3 1/5 cups of water and 1 1/2 cups of juice. How much liquid does Julia have?

1 7/20

Sara bought 3/4 of a pound of bananas and 3/5 of a pound of pears. How much fruit did Sara buy?


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