Adding And Subtracting Fractions Worksheet With Answer Key
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Adding & Subtracting Fractions
Solve each problem.
A n s w e r s
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2
1) In December it snowed 4
⁄
⁄
inches. In January it snowed 3
inches. What is the
8
3
10
⁄
8
combined amount of snow for December and January?
1.
24
13
2.
2) Isabel bought a bamboo plant that was 8
1
⁄
feet high. After a month it had grown
2
1
⁄
8
2
⁄
3.
another 4
feet. What was the total height of the plant after a month?
6
4
2
⁄
11
4.
8
4
1
3) Haley's new puppy weighed 2
⁄
⁄
pounds. After a month it had gained 5
pounds.
6
2
1
⁄
6
What is the weight of the puppy after a month?
5.
18
13
⁄
4
6.
14
4) For Halloween, Maria received 5
2
⁄
pounds of candy in the first hour and another 5
4
5
⁄
1
6
⁄
pounds the second hour. How much candy did she get total?
7.
6
8
19
⁄
2
8.
24
5
1
5) Gwen walked 2
⁄
⁄
miles in the morning and another 3
miles in the afternoon.
9
2
37
⁄
What was the total distance she walked?
9.
40
11
⁄
4
10.
40
6) Rachel and her friend seeing who could pick up more bags of cans. Rachel picked
1
4
⁄
⁄
up 10
bags and her friend picked up 5
bags. How much more did Rachel pick
2
7
up, then her friend?
1
7) For Halloween, Janet received 7
⁄
pounds of candy. After a week her family had
3
1
⁄
eaten 5
pounds. How many pounds of candy does she have left?
2
8) A coach filled up a cooler with water until it weighed 17
1
⁄
pounds. After the game
8
1
⁄
the cooler weighed 14
pounds. How many pounds lighter was the cooler after the
3
game?
4
7
9) Kaleb drew a line that was 4
⁄
⁄
inches long. If he drew a second line that was 3
5
8
inches long, what is the difference between the length of the two lines?
7
3
10) Olivia had planned to walk 9
⁄
⁄
miles on Wednesday. If she walked 5
miles in
8
5
the morning, how far would she need to walk in the afternoon?
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