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Adding and Subtracting Fractions

1) Adam bought two boxes of fruit weighing 6 3⁄8 kilograms and 7 2⁄5 kilograms. The combined weight of both boxes is 13 1⁄18 kilograms. 2) Haley's class recycled 5 5⁄6 boxes one month and 5 boxes the next month, for a total of 11 boxes recycled. 3) Bianca spent 4 8⁄9 hours studying on Monday and 3 hours on Tuesday. The total time she spent studying is 8 13⁄18 hours.

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Adding and Subtracting Fractions

1) Adam bought two boxes of fruit weighing 6 3⁄8 kilograms and 7 2⁄5 kilograms. The combined weight of both boxes is 13 1⁄18 kilograms. 2) Haley's class recycled 5 5⁄6 boxes one month and 5 boxes the next month, for a total of 11 boxes recycled. 3) Bianca spent 4 8⁄9 hours studying on Monday and 3 hours on Tuesday. The total time she spent studying is 8 13⁄18 hours.

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Name:

Adding & Subtracting Fractions


Solve each problem.

Answers
3

1) Adam bought a box of fruit that weighed 6 kilograms. If he bought a second box
8
that weighed 7 25 kilograms, what is the combined weight of both boxes?

2) Haley's class recycled 5 5 boxes of paper in a month. If they recycled another 5


6
boxes the next month was is the total amount they recycled?

3) On Monday Bianca spent 4 8 hours studying. On Tuesday she spent another 3


9
hours studying. What is the combined length of time she spent studying?

13

31

1.

11

19

2.

13

3.

18

28

4.

30

5.

13

40
30

65

72

11

6.
2

4) Emily walked 5 miles in the morning and another 3


6
What was the total distance she walked?

5 miles in the afternoon.

5) A recipe called for using 5 cups of flour before baking and another 8
8
after baking. What is the total amount of flour needed in the recipe?

7.

60

8.

9 cups

weighed 3

63

32

42

9.

6) George bought a box of fruit that weighed 3 1 kilograms. If he gave away 2


2
kilograms of fruit to his friends, how many kilograms does he have left?

36

10.

7) A full garbage truck weighed 9

14

4 tons. After dumping the garbage, the truck

9 tons. What was the weight of the garbage?

8) While exercising Cody travelled 4 2 kilometers. If he walked 2


7
jogged the rest, how many kilometers did he jog?

9) Victor jogged 8 3 kilometers on Monday and 7


7
the difference between these two distances?

9 kilometers and

6 kilometers on Tuesday. What is

10) Zoe bought a bamboo plant that was 4 1 feet high. When she got it home she cut 3
2
1
6 feet off of it. How tall was the plant after she cut it down?

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Answer Key

Name:

Adding & Subtracting Fractions


Solve each problem.

Answers
3

1) Adam bought a box of fruit that weighed 6 kilograms. If he bought a second box
8
that weighed 7 25 kilograms, what is the combined weight of both boxes?

2) Haley's class recycled 5 5 boxes of paper in a month. If they recycled another 5


6
boxes the next month was is the total amount they recycled?

3) On Monday Bianca spent 4 8 hours studying. On Tuesday she spent another 3


9
hours studying. What is the combined length of time she spent studying?

13

31

1.

11

19

2.

13

3.

18

28

4.

30

5.

13

40
30

65

72

11

6.
2

4) Emily walked 5 miles in the morning and another 3


6
What was the total distance she walked?

5 miles in the afternoon.

5) A recipe called for using 5 cups of flour before baking and another 8
8
after baking. What is the total amount of flour needed in the recipe?

7.

60

8.

9 cups

weighed 3

63

32

42

9.

6) George bought a box of fruit that weighed 3 1 kilograms. If he gave away 2


2
kilograms of fruit to his friends, how many kilograms does he have left?

36

10.

7) A full garbage truck weighed 9

14

4 tons. After dumping the garbage, the truck

9 tons. What was the weight of the garbage?

8) While exercising Cody travelled 4 2 kilometers. If he walked 2


7
jogged the rest, how many kilometers did he jog?

9) Victor jogged 8 3 kilometers on Monday and 7


7
the difference between these two distances?

9 kilometers and

6 kilometers on Tuesday. What is

10) Zoe bought a bamboo plant that was 4 1 feet high. When she got it home she cut 3
2
1
6 feet off of it. How tall was the plant after she cut it down?

Math

www.CommonCoreSheets.com

1-10 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

Name:

Adding & Subtracting Fractions


Solve each problem.
8

28

13

30

65

72

Answers
1

60

32

63

13

42

31

40

13

11

36

18

11

19

30

14

1) Adam bought a box of fruit that weighed 6 3 kilograms. If he bought a second box
8
2
that weighed 7 5 kilograms, what is the combined weight of both boxes?
2) Haley's class recycled 5 5 boxes of paper in a month. If they recycled another 5
6
boxes the next month was is the total amount they recycled?

13

31

1.

11

19

2.

13

3.

18

28

4.

30

5.

13

40
30

65

72

11

3) On Monday Bianca spent 4 8 hours studying. On Tuesday she spent another 3


9
hours studying. What is the combined length of time she spent studying?

4) Emily walked 5 2 miles in the morning and another 3


6
What was the total distance she walked?

6.

5 miles in the afternoon.

7.

60

8.

32

9.

5) A recipe called for using 5 1 cups of flour before baking and another 8
8
after baking. What is the total amount of flour needed in the recipe?

14
36
63

42

9 cups

6) George bought a box of fruit that weighed 3 1 kilograms. If he gave away 2


2
kilograms of fruit to his friends, how many kilograms does he have left?

7) A full garbage truck weighed 9 3 tons. After dumping the garbage, the truck
4
5
weighed 3 9 tons. What was the weight of the garbage?
8) While exercising Cody travelled 4 2 kilometers. If he walked 2
7
jogged the rest, how many kilometers did he jog?

9) Victor jogged 8 3 kilometers on Monday and 7


7
the difference between these two distances?

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6 kilometers on Tuesday. What is

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