Fraction Addition Subtraction Worksheet

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🍕 Part 1: Addition Word Problems (Same Denominator)

1. Sarah ate 2/8 of a pizza for lunch and 3/8 of the same pizza for dinner. How much pizza did she eat in total?

2. Tom walked 3/10 of a kilometre to school and 4/10 of a kilometre to the library. What is the total distance Tom walked?

3. Emma drank 1/6 of a litre of water in the morning and 2/6 of a litre in the afternoon. How much water did she drink altogether?

4. A recipe calls for 2/12 cup of sugar and 5/12 cup of flour. What is the total amount of these dry ingredients?

5. Jake spent 3/15 of his pocket money on lollies and 4/15 on a magazine. What fraction of his pocket money did he spend?

➖ Part 2: Subtraction Word Problems (Same Denominator)

6. Mia had 7/9 of a chocolate bar. She gave 2/9 to her brother. How much chocolate bar does she have left?

7. A tank contained 8/10 of water. After using some water, 3/10 remained. How much water was used?

8. Ben had 5/7 of his homework completed. He finished 2/7 more during lunch. How much homework does he still need to complete?

9. A bag of flour weighed 9/11 kilograms. After baking, 4/11 kilograms were used. How much flour is left in the bag?

10. Sophie read 6/8 of her book yesterday. Today she read 1/8 more. What fraction of the book does she still need to read?

11. At a party, 3/12 of the cake was eaten before dinner and 5/12 was eaten after dinner. How much cake was eaten in total?

12. A garden plot is 7/16 vegetables and 3/16 flowers. The rest is grass. What fraction of the garden is grass?

13. Lucy had 4/5 of a packet of biscuits. She ate 1/5 and gave 2/5 to her friends. How much of the packet does she have left?

14. A class collected 8/14 of their fundraising goal in the first week and 3/14 in the second week. How much more do they need to reach their goal?

15. David painted 2/9 of a fence on Monday, 3/9 on Tuesday, and 1/9 on Wednesday. What fraction of the fence is still unpainted?

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