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Adding and subtracting fractions word problems

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Q1. A cake recipe requires 1 2/3 cup
of sugar for the frosting and 2/3 cup
of sugar for the cake. How much sugar
-is that altogether?

Q2.Farah needs 3/4cup of walnuts and


1/3 cup almonds to put in the cake
batter. How many cups of nuts does she
need to make her cake?

Q3 After the birthday party, 5/7 of


the pizza was left. Me and my brother
ate 2/3 of the left over pizza. How
much pizza is left now?

Q4) Sam put some water in 2 fish


bowls. He pour 4 2/4litre of water in
the 1st fish bowl and 2 1/2litre in
the 2nd fish bowl. How much is water
did Sam put in the fish bowl
altogether? 
Home work

Q1) Jimmy walked 4/5 of a mile from


his home to a shop and then another
3/7 of a mile from the shop to his
friend’s home. How far did he walk
altogether?

Q2) A tailor brought 3 1/8 yard piece


of cloth. He used 2 3/4 yards cloth to
make a beautiful dress for his client.
How much cloth is left with him now?

Q3) A school wants to make a new


playground by cleaning up an abandoned
lot that is shaped like a rectangle.
They give the job of planning the
playground to a group of students. The
students decide to use 3/8 of the
playground for a basketball court and
4/8 of the playground for a soccer
field. How much is left for the swings
and play equipment?

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