Subtraction fractions problems - page 16 of 29
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- A market
A market vendor could sell all the mangoes, papayas, and star apples. 1/5 of the fruits were mangoes, 2/3 of them were papayas, and the rest were star apples. How many parts of the fruits sold are star apples? - The chef 2
A chef used 19/20 cups of chocolate chips and 1 1/10 cups of cocoa powder for a cake. How much more cocoa powder did the chef use than chocolate chips? - Lunch time
In a cafeteria, 3/10 of the students eat salads, and 3/5 eat sandwiches. There are 30 students in the cafeteria. How many students are eating lunches other than salads or sandwiches? - Two pizzas
Jacob's mom bought two whole pizzas. He ate 2/10 of the pizza, and his dad ate 1 1/5. How much is left? - Spending
Peter spends 1/5 of his earnings on his rent, and he saves 2/7. What fraction of his earnings is left? - A jewelry
A jewelry store has 20 grams of gold. How many grams are not used if a pair of earrings need 1/4 gram of gold? - Cupcakes 2
Susi has 25 cupcakes. She gives 4/5. How much does she have left? - Gingerbread house
Jane and Mary calculated that there were 210 gingerbreads on the gingerbread house. Johnny ate one-seventh of all gingerbreads, and Mary ate a third less than Johnny. How many gingerbreads remained in the gingerbread house? - There 23
There are 64 picture cards in this pile. Five children each take the same number of cards. Twenty-four cards are left over. How many cards does each Child take? - Traveled journey
The tourist traveled 3/8 of the planned journey on the first day and 7/12 of the trip on the second day. On which day did he travel most of the way, and by how much? - Container water fraction
The container was filled with water. Peter poured out 2/9 of the water, and Kate poured out 1/6 of the water. What fraction of the water remained in the container? - Student trip fraction
Of 32 students in the class, 3/4 of the children were on the trip. Write as a fraction what part of the students stayed at home. How many students were on the trip? - Garden grass portion
We planted 1/3 of the garden with flowers and 2/5 with vegetables. The rest we sowed with grass. What part of the garden is sown with grass? - A town 2
A town has raised 3/8 of the 12,000 and needs to furnish its new library. How much more money is it hoping to raise? - A rope
From a rope of length 18 3/4 m, two smaller pieces of lengths 5 m and 7 1/2 m are cut out. Find the length of the remaining piece of rope. - Painting 9
Maria and Emme each had 4 pints of paint. On the first day of painting, Maria used 3/5 of her 4 pints of paint, and Emme used 3/4 of her 4 pints of paint. How much of Maria and Emme's paint remained after the first day of painting? Enter your answer as a - Sofia
Sophie has 6 candy bars. She gives her friend 4/5 of a candy bar and eats 2 1/9 candy bars. About how many candy bars does Sophie have left? - The movie
Barry watched 1/3 of a movie in the morning and some more at night. By the end of the day, he still had 1/4 of the movie left to watch. What fraction of the movie did Barry watch at night? - Cherry bowl remainder
There were 60 cherries in the bowl. John ate 3/12, Martin 7/20, and Susan 3/10. How many cherries are left in the bowl? - A rope
From a rope that is 11 m long, two pieces of lengths 13/5 m and 33/10 m are cut off. What is the length of the remaining rope?
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