Fraction Word Problems: Addition and Subtraction 2

Question 1 of 4

Arnold decided to give out a certain amount of money. He gave

\frac{1}{4}

$1/4$ of this money to his daughter,

\frac{3}{5}

$3/5$ to his wife and the rest to a charity. What fraction of the money is left for the charity?

Write fractions in the format “a/b”

(3/20)

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First, list down the values stated in the problem

Daughter	$=$ $=$	$\frac{1}{4}$ $1/4$

Wife	$=$ $=$	$\frac{3}{5}$ $3/5$

Use cross method to add the two fractions.

First, multiply the two denominators. Use the product as a denominator for a new fraction.

$\frac{1}{4}$ $1/4$

+

$+$ $\frac{3}{5}$ $3/5$

=

$=$

\frac{☐}{4 \times 5}

$☐/(4times5)$

=

$=$

\frac{☐}{20}

$☐/20$

To get the numerator, cross multiply the given addition problem and add the products.

$\frac{\color{#00880A}{1}}{\color{#9a00c7}{4}}+\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{3}}{\color{#00880A}{5}}$	$=$ $=$	$\frac{(\color{#00880A}{1\times5})+(\color{#9a00c7}{4\times3})}{20}$

	$=$ $=$	$\frac{5 + 12}{20}$ $(5+12)/20$

	$=$ $=$	$\frac{17}{20}$ $17/20$

Finally, subtract this fraction from

1

$1$ .

1

$1$ represents the whole sum of money

	$1 - \frac{17}{20}$ $1-17/20$

$=$ $=$	$\frac{20}{20} - \frac{17}{20}$ $20/20-17/20$	Subtract the numerators

$=$ $=$	$\frac{3}{20}$ $3/20$	Keep the same denominator

Arnold would be giving

\frac{3}{20}

$3/20$ of the money to charity.

\frac{3}{20}

$3/20$

Question 2 of 4

Georgia loves chocolate. She ate

\frac{1}{3}

$1/3$ of her chocolate bar, then gave away

\frac{1}{4}

$1/4$ to her friend. How much remains of her chocolate bar?

Write fractions in the format “a/b”

(5/12)

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First, list down the values stated in the problem

Ate	$=$ $=$	$\frac{1}{3}$ $1/3$

Gave	$=$ $=$	$\frac{1}{4}$ $1/4$

Use cross method to add the two fractions.

First, multiply the two denominators. Use the product as a denominator for a new fraction.

$\frac{1}{3}$ $1/3$

+

$+$ $\frac{1}{4}$ $1/4$

=

$=$

\frac{☐}{3 \times 4}

$☐/(3times4)$

=

$=$

\frac{☐}{12}

$☐/12$

To get the numerator, cross multiply the given addition problem and add the products.

$\frac{\color{#00880A}{1}}{\color{#9a00c7}{3}}+\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{1}}{\color{#00880A}{4}}$	$=$ $=$	$\frac{(\color{#00880A}{1\times4})+(\color{#9a00c7}{3\times1})}{12}$

	$=$ $=$	$\frac{4 + 3}{12}$ $(4+3)/12$

	$=$ $=$	$\frac{7}{12}$ $7/12$

Finally, subtract this fraction from

1

$1$ .

1

$1$ represents the whole chocolate bar

	$1 - \frac{7}{12}$ $1-7/12$

$=$ $=$	$\frac{12}{12} - \frac{7}{12}$ $12/12-7/12$	Subtract the numerators

$=$ $=$	$\frac{5}{12}$ $5/12$	Keep the same denominator

\frac{5}{12}

$5/12$ remains of Georgia’s chocolate bar.

\frac{5}{12}

$5/12$

Question 3 of 4

Julie’s fuel tank is half full. She went to some shops and used a further

\frac{1}{5}

$1/5$ of the tank. How much fuel remains in the tank?

Write fractions in the format “a/b”

(3/10)

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First, list down the values stated in the problem

Initial amount of fuel that was used	$=$ $=$	$\frac{1}{2}$ $1/2$ (Since the tank was half full)

Further fuel used	$=$ $=$	$\frac{1}{5}$ $1/5$

Use cross method to add the two fractions.

First, multiply the two denominators. Use the product as a denominator for a new fraction.

$\frac{1}{2}$ $1/2$

+

$+$ $\frac{1}{5}$ $1/5$

=

$=$

\frac{☐}{2 \times 5}

$☐/(2times5)$

=

$=$

\frac{☐}{10}

$☐/10$

To get the numerator, cross multiply the given addition problem and add the products.

$\frac{\color{#00880A}{1}}{\color{#9a00c7}{2}}+\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{1}}{\color{#00880A}{5}}$	$=$ $=$	$\frac{(\color{#00880A}{1\times5})+(\color{#9a00c7}{2\times1})}{10}$

	$=$ $=$	$\frac{5 + 2}{10}$ $(5+2)/10$

	$=$ $=$	$\frac{7}{10}$ $7/10$

Finally, subtract this fraction from

1

$1$ .

1

$1$ represents the whole sum of money

	$1 - \frac{7}{10}$ $1-7/10$

$=$ $=$	$\frac{10}{10} - \frac{7}{10}$ $10/10-7/10$	Subtract the numerators

$=$ $=$	$\frac{3}{10}$ $3/10$	Keep the same denominator

\frac{3}{10}

$3/10$ of the fuel tank remains.

\frac{3}{10}

$3/10$

Question 4 of 4

A bucket is half full. If

1

$1$ litre is added it becomes three quarters full. How many litres is in the bucket when it is full?

(4) $L$ $L$

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First, list down the values stated in the problem

Initial amount	$=$ $=$	$\frac{1}{2}$ $1/2$ (half full)

Amount after adding $1 L$ $1L$	$=$ $=$	$\frac{3}{4}$ $3/4$ (three quarters full)

We can find the fraction that is equivalent to

1 L

$1L$ by subtracting these fractions

Since $4$ $4$ is a multiple of $2$ $2$ ,

4

$4$ is the

L C D

$LCD$

	$\frac{3}{4}$ $3/4$ $-$ $-$ $\frac{1}{2}$ $1/2$

$=$ $=$	$\frac{3}{4}-\frac{1\times\color{#CC0000}{2}}{2\times\color{#CC0000}{2}}$	Multiply by $2$ $2$ so that the denominator becomes $4$ $4$

$=$ $=$	$\frac{3}{4}-\frac{2}{4}$	Subtract the numerators

$=$ $=$	$\frac{1}{4}$	Keep the same denominator

This means that

1 L

$1L$ is equivalent to

\frac{1}{4}

$1/4$ of the bucket.

Equate

\frac{1}{4}

$1/4$ and

1 L

$1L$ and multiply both sides so that

\frac{1}{4}

$1/4$ becomes

1

$1$ . Here,

1

$1$ represents a full bucket.

$\frac{1}{4}$ $1/4$	$=$ $=$	$1 L$ $1L$

$\frac{1}{4}$ $1/4$ $\times 4$ $xx4$	$=$ $=$	$1 L$ $1L$ $\times 4$ $xx4$

$\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{4}{1}$ $1/4xx4/1$	$=$ $=$	$4 L$ $4L$

$\frac{4}{4}$ $4/4$	$=$ $=$	$4 L$ $4L$

$1$ $1$	$=$ $=$	$4 L$ $4L$

A full bucket contains

4 L

$4L$ .

4 L

$4L$

Fraction Word Problems: Addition and Subtraction 2

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