Examples with solutions for Addition of Fractions: Worded problems

Exercise #1

There are a total of 15 balls in a jar.

15 \frac{1}{5} of the balls are blue and 13 \frac{1}{3} of the balls are red.

How many balls in the jar are either red or blue?

Video Solution

Answer

8

Exercise #2

Danny bought a roll of paper and used

16 \frac{1}{6} of the paper to make a cover for the book and 23 \frac{2}{3} to make the cover of a notebook

How much of the roll did Danny use?

Video Solution

Answer

56 \frac{5}{6}

Exercise #3

Daniel eats 14 \frac{1}{4} of a pizza and Mariano also eats 14 \frac{1}{4} of the pizza.

How much of the pizza do they eat between them?

Video Solution

Answer

12 \frac{1}{2}

Exercise #4

Marcos withdrew 16 \frac{1}{6} of the money from his bank account.

How much more would he need to take out so that he has half of his money in cash?

Video Solution

Answer

13 \frac{1}{3}

Exercise #5

Sarah is doing her homework.

In the first hour, she completes

23 \frac{2}{3} of the work, while in the second hour she completes 15 \frac{1}{5} of her homework.

How much of her total homework has Sarah done?

Video Solution

Answer

1315 \frac{13}{15}

Exercise #6

Daniela bought a large bag of chips

On the first day she ate

56 \frac{5}{6} of the bag.

On the second day she ate18 \frac{1}{8} of the bag.

What total part of the bag did she eat?

Video Solution

Answer

2324 \frac{23}{24}

Exercise #7

It takes Chris 23 \frac{2}{3} of an hour to prepare a salad.

In addition, he spends 27 \frac{2}{7} of an hour preparing french fries.

How long does he spend preparing food (as a fraction of an hour)?

Video Solution

Answer

2021 \frac{20}{21}

Exercise #8

Pete spends 34 \frac{3}{4} of an hour doing his Spanish homework and 25 \frac{2}{5} of an hour doing his science assignments.

How much time does he spend on homework in total (expressed as a fraction of an hour)?

Video Solution

Answer

2320 \frac{23}{20}

Exercise #9

Daniela bought a large package of potato chips

On the first day, she ate 56 \frac{5}{6} of the package

On the second day, she ate 18 \frac{1}{8} of the package

On the third day, how much does she have left to eat?

Video Solution

Answer

124 \frac{1}{24}