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Fraction Word Problems


You must know fraction addition and subtraction to master this topic.
To review, see the Fraction Addition and Fraction Subtraction topics.


Example 1: Identify the fraction

Steven has 8 tacos and eats 3 tacos. What fraction of the tacos are left?

The number of tacos left is 8 - 3 = 5.
The fraction of tacos left is
# tacos left
Total # of tacos
=
5
8


Example 2:

John has 3/5 kilogram of apples and 1/6 kilogram of lemons. How many more kilograms of apples than lemons does he have?

3
5
 kg apples
-
1
6
 kg lemons
=
13
30
 kg more apples than lemons

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