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Grade 7
Add and subtract fractions: word problems
At the farmers' market, Wesley bought
7
12
\frac{7}{12}
12
7
of a pound of string beans and
1
12
\frac{1}{12}
12
1
of a pound of lima beans. How many more pounds of string beans did Wesley purchase?
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Erin and her sister went together to get haircuts. Erin got
5
8
\frac{5}{8}
8
5
of an inch cut off and her sister got
1
8
\frac{1}{8}
8
1
of an inch cut off. Compared to her sister, how much more hair did Erin get taken off?
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inches
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Marvin's parents keep a chart on the wall where they mark how much Marvin grows each year. When Marvin was
15
15
15
, he grew
3
8
\frac{3}{8}
8
3
of an inch and when he was
16
16
16
, he grew
7
8
\frac{7}{8}
8
7
of an inch. In total, how much did Marvin grow in during those two years?
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inches
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In one week, Vincent's family drank
9
10
\frac{9}{10}
10
9
of a carton of regular milk and
9
10
\frac{9}{10}
10
9
of a carton of soy milk. How much milk did they drink in all?
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_
_
\_\_\_
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cartons
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At the dealership where she works, Stacy fulfilled
5
12
\frac{5}{12}
12
5
of her quarterly sales goal in January and another
1
12
\frac{1}{12}
12
1
of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Stacy reached by the end of February?
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of her quarterly sales goal
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Melissa poured
9
10
\frac{9}{10}
10
9
of a gallon of water into a bucket. Later, she added
1
10
\frac{1}{10}
10
1
of a gallon more. How much water is in the bucket now?
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Dakota filled a measuring cup with
3
4
\frac{3}{4}
4
3
of a cup of vegetable oil. Then she poured
1
4
\frac{1}{4}
4
1
of a cup of the oil into a frying pan. How much oil is left in the measuring cup?
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_
_
\_\_\_
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cups
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Of the hats in Chad's Hat Shop,
1
10
\frac{1}{10}
10
1
are yellow and another
1
10
\frac{1}{10}
10
1
are pink. What fraction of the hats are either yellow or pink?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_\_
_____
of the hats
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Last week Sean and his roommates ate
7
12
\frac{7}{12}
12
7
of a carton of yogurt, and this week they ate
11
12
\frac{11}{12}
12
11
of a carton. How much more yogurt did they eat this week compared to last week?
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_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
cartons
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Roger began his pizza delivery route with
11
12
\frac{11}{12}
12
11
of a tank of gas in his car. When he made it back to the pizzeria,
5
12
\frac{5}{12}
12
5
of a tank of gas was left. How much gas did Roger use?
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_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
tanks
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Hoping to be named Salesperson of the Month, Lee called the names from
2
3
\frac{2}{3}
3
2
of a page of the phone book last week. This week, he called the people listed on another
11
12
\frac{11}{12}
12
11
of a page of the same phone book. How many pages worth of people did Lee call in all?
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pages
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Lucy's milkshake recipe calls for
3
8
\frac{3}{8}
8
3
of a scoop of ice cream and Justin's recipe calls for
1
8
\frac{1}{8}
8
1
of a scoop. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Lucy's recipe than in Justin's recipe?
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_
_
\_\_\_
___
scoops
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During a movie, Gabe ate
2
5
\frac{2}{5}
5
2
of a handful of snack mix, and Nathan ate
1
5
\frac{1}{5}
5
1
of a handful. How much more did Gabe eat?
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Albert made cookies. He used
7
8
\frac{7}{8}
8
7
of a cup of flour and
1
8
\frac{1}{8}
8
1
of a cup of sugar. How much more flour than sugar did Albert use?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
cups
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A meteorologist recorded the rainfall in Livingston in two consecutive months. In the first month, there was
9
10
\frac{9}{10}
10
9
of an inch of rain. In the second month, there was
1
10
\frac{1}{10}
10
1
of an inch of rain. What was the total amount of rainfall during the two months?
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Fernando added
1
3
\frac{1}{3}
3
1
of a cup of walnuts to a batch of trail mix. Later, he added
2
3
\frac{2}{3}
3
2
of a cup of almonds. How many cups of nuts did Fernando put in the trail mix in all?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
cups
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Richard's milkshake recipe calls for
3
4
\frac{3}{4}
4
3
of a scoop of ice cream and Gavin's recipe calls for
1
4
\frac{1}{4}
4
1
of a scoop. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Richard's recipe than in Gavin's recipe?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
scoops
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Of the smoothies sold yesterday at Larry's Smoothies Shop,
3
5
\frac{3}{5}
5
3
were banana and another
1
5
\frac{1}{5}
5
1
were strawberry. What fraction of the smoothies sold were either banana or strawberry?
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of the smoothies
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Of the teacups in Rose's Tea Shop,
1
3
\frac{1}{3}
3
1
are red and another
1
3
\frac{1}{3}
3
1
are pink. What fraction of the teacups are either red or pink?
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_
_
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\_\_\_\_\_
_____
of the teacups
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Gwen watched a beetle on the sidewalk. It crawled
1
10
\frac{1}{10}
10
1
of a yard, then rested for a bit, and then crawled
1
10
\frac{1}{10}
10
1
of a yard farther. How far did the beetle crawl in all?
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Rob's chemistry textbook weighs
3
10
\frac{3}{10}
10
3
of a pound and his geometry textbook weighs
1
10
\frac{1}{10}
10
1
of a pound. How much more does the chemistry textbook weigh than the geometry textbook?
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pounds
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At Maya's Vacation Wear,
3
8
\frac{3}{8}
8
3
of the garments are bikinis and
3
8
\frac{3}{8}
8
3
are trunks. What fraction of the garments are either bikinis or trunks?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_\_
_____
of the garments
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Santiago found two worms in the yard and measured them with a ruler. One worm was
4
5
\frac{4}{5}
5
4
of an inch long. The other worm was
3
5
\frac{3}{5}
5
3
of an inch long. How much longer was the longer worm?
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inches
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Ashley spent
30
%
30 \%
30%
of her money and an additional
$
68
\$ 68
$68
on a concert ticket. She then spent
25
%
25 \%
25%
of the remaining money and an additional
$
24
\$ 24
$24
on a dress. If she had
$
282
\$ 282
$282
left, how much money did she have at first?
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To get ready for school, Traci spent
1
20
\frac{1}{20}
20
1
of an hour getting dressed and
1
10
\frac{1}{10}
10
1
of an hour doing her hair. What is the total amount of time she spent getting ready?
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