WORD PROBLEMS BY ADDING AND SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS

1. Rachel rode her bike for 1/5 of a mile on Monday and 2/5 of a mile on Tuesday.
How many miles did she ride altogether?

Analysis: To solve this problem, we will add two fractions with like denominators.

Solution:

Answer: Rachel rode her bike for 3/5 of a mile altogether.

2. Stefanie swam 4/5 of a lap in the morning and 7/15 of a lap in the evening. How
much farther did Stefanie swim in the morning than in the evening?

Analysis: To solve this problem, we will subtract two fractions with unlike
denominators.

Solution:

Answer: Stefanie swam 1/3 of a lap farther in the morning.

3. Dina added 5/6 of a bag of soil to her garden. Her neighbor Natasha added
11/18 bags of soil to her garden. How much more soil did Natasha add than
Dina?

Analysis: To solve this problem, we will subtract two fractions with unlike
denominators.

Solution:

Answer:

4. At a pizza party, Diego and his friends ate 3 ¼ cheese pizzas and 2 3/4
pepperoni pizzas. How much pizza did they eat in all?
Analysis: To solve this problem, we will add two mixed numbers, with the fractional
parts having like denominators.

Solution:

Answer: Diego and his friends ate six pizzas in all.

5. The Cocozzelli family drove their car for 5 5/6 days to reach their vacation home,
and then drove for 6 1/6 days to return home. How much longer did it take
them to drive home?

Analysis: To solve this problem, we will subtract two mixed numbers, with the fractional
parts having like denominators.

Solution:

Answer: The Cocozzelli family took one-half more days to drive home.

6. A warehouse has 12 and 9/10 meters of tape in one area of the building, and 8
3/5 meters of tape in another part. How much tape does the warehouse have in
all?

Analysis: To solve this problem, we will add two mixed numbers, with the fractional
parts having unlike denominators.

Solution:

Answer: The warehouse has 21 and one-half meters of tape in all.

7. An electrician has 3 and 7/16 cm of wire. He needs only 2 and 5/8 cm of wire for
a job. How much wire does he need to cut?
Analysis: To solve this problem, we will subtract two mixed numbers, with the fractional
parts having unlike denominators.

Solution:

Answer: The electrician needs to cut 13/16 cm of wire.

8. A carpenter had a piece of wood that was 15 feet in length. If he needs only 10
and 5/12 feet of wood, then how much wood should he cut?

Analysis: To solve this problem, we will subtract a mixed number from a whole number.

Solution:

Answer: The carpenter needs to cut 4 and 7/12 feet of wood.

9. Martha spent 4/9 of her allowance on food and shopping. What fraction
of her allowance had she left?

Solution: 1 – 4/9 = 9/9 – 4/9 = 5/9

Answer : She had 5/9 of her allowance left.

10. Sam had 120 teddy bears in his toy store. He sold of them at
$12 each. How much did he receive?

Solution:

Find the number of teddy bears sold.

Answer : He sold 80 teddy bear

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 WORD PROBLEMS INVOLVING ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION AND
MULTIPLICATION OF DECIMALS

1. The length of a ribbon is 1.28 m. The length of a rope is 2.74 m longer

than the ribbon. What is the length of the rope?

Solution:

1.28 + 2.74 = 4.02

The length of the rope is 4.02 m.

2. The mass of a jar of sugar is 1.9 kg. What is the total mass of 4 such jars
of sugar?

Solution:

1.9 × 4 = 7.6

The total mass of 4 such jars of sugar is 7.6 kg.

3. A pail holds 5.2 l of water. A bottle holds 3.9 l less water than the pail.
What is the volume of water in the bottle?

Solution:

5.2 – 3.9 = 1.3

The volume of water in the bottle is 1.3 l.

4. Susan has 4 times as much money as her sister. If Susan has $10, how
much money does her sister have?

Solution:

$10 ÷ 4 = $2.50

Susan’s sister has $2.50.

5. Kate had $ 368.29. Her mother gave her $ 253.46 and her sister
gave her $ 57.39. How much money does she has now?

Solution:
Money Kate had = $ 368.29
Money gave her mother = $ 253.46
Money gave her sister = + $ 57.39
Total money she has now = $ 679.14

6. Maria had $ 469.38. She gave $ 99.37 to Mike and $ 124.93 to

Kerry. How much money is left with her?

Solution:

The amount given to Mike = $ 99.37

The amount given to Kerry = + $ 124.93

Total amount given = $ 224.30

The amount Maria had = $ 469.38

The amount she gave = - $ 224.30

The amount left with Maria = $ 245.08

Solution:

7. The sum of three decimals is 496.28. Two decimals are 238.94

and 110.09. Find the third decimal.

One decimal = 238.94

Another decimal = + 110.09

The sum of two decimals = 349.03

The sum of three decimals = 496.28

The sum of two decimals = - 349.03

The third decimal = 147.25

8. Leo has P 10,500 in his account. He deposits another P3,750.50 and then
withdraw P500.00 in cash. How much is left in his account.

Solution:
P10,500.00 + 3,750.50 = 14,250.50
14,250.50 – 500 = P13,750.50 – amount left in Leo’s account

9. School lunches cost $14.50 per week. About how much would 15.5
weeks of lunches cost?

Analysis: We need to estimate the product of $14.50 and 15.5. To do this, we will
round one factor up and one factor down.

Estimate:
Answer: The cost of 15.5 weeks of school lunches would be about $200.

10 . A student earns $11.75 per hour for gardening. If she worked 21

hours this month, then how much did she earn?

Analysis: To solve this problem, we will multiply $11.75 by 21.

Multiply:

Answer: The student will earn $246.75 for gardening this month.
 Word Problem involving addition and subtraction of
fraction and decimal

1. The sum of three decimals is 496.28. Two decimals are 238.94

and 110.09. Find the third decimal.

One decimal = 238.94

Another decimal = + 110.09

The sum of two decimals = 349.03

The sum of three decimals = 496.28

The sum of two decimals = - 349.03

The third decimal = 147.25

2. Maria had $ 469.38. She gave $ 99.37 to Mike and $ 124.93 to

Kerry. How much money is left with her?

Solution:

The amount given to Mike = $ 99.37

The amount given to Kerry = + $ 124.93

Total amount given = $ 224.30

The amount Maria had = $ 469.38

The amount she gave = - $ 224.30

The amount left with Maria = $ 245.08

3. A pail holds 5.2 l of water. A bottle holds 3.9 l less water than the pail.
What is the volume of water in the bottle?

Solution:

5.2 – 3.9 = 1.3

The volume of water in the bottle is 1.3 l.

4. Leo has P 10,500 in his account. He deposits another P3,750.50 and then
withdraw P500.00 in cash. How much is left in his account.

Solution:
P10,500.00 + 3,750.50 = 14,250.50
14,250.50 – 500 = P13,750.50 – amount left in Leo’s account
 5. Stefanie swam 4/5 of a lap in the morning and 7/15 of a lap in the evening. How
much farther did Stefanie swim in the morning than in the evening?

Analysis: To solve this problem, we will subtract two fractions with unlike
denominators.

Solution:

Answer: Stefanie swam 1/3 of a lap farther in the morning.

6. Martha spent 4/9 of her allowance on food and shopping. What fraction
of her allowance had she left?

Solution: 1 – 4/9 = 9/9 – 4/9 = 5/9

Answer : She had 5/9 of her allowance left.

7. The length of a ribbon is 1.28 m. The length of a rope is 2.74 m longer

than the ribbon. What is the length of the rope?

Solution:

1.28 + 2.74 = 4.02

The length of the rope is 4.02 m.

8. At a pizza party, Diego and his friends ate 3 ¼ cheese pizzas and 2 3/4
pepperoni pizzas. How much pizza did they eat in all?

Analysis: To solve this problem, we will add two mixed numbers, with the fractional
parts having like denominators.

Solution:

Answer: Diego and his friends ate six pizzas in all.

 9. A carpenter had a piece of wood that was 15 feet in length. If he needs only 10
and 5/12 feet of wood, then how much wood should he cut?

Analysis: To solve this problem, we will subtract a mixed number from a whole number.

Solution:

10. A warehouse has 12 and 9/10 meters of tape in one area of the building, and 8
3/5 meters of tape in another part. How much tape does the warehouse have in
all?

Analysis: To solve this problem, we will add two mixed numbers, with the fractional
parts having unlike denominators.

Solution:

Answer: The warehouse has 21 and one-half meters of tape in all.