IXL | Add and subtract fractions: word problems

Jonathan and Ivan own neighboring cornfields. Jonathan harvested 3/4 of an acre of corn on Monday and Ivan harvested 1/4 of an acre. How many more acres did Jonathan harvest than Ivan?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

acres

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Megan made an apple pie. She used 2/3 of a tablespoon of cinnamon and 1/3 of a tablespoon of nutmeg. How much more cinnamon than nutmeg did Megan use?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

tablespoons

solution

Find how much more cinnamon Megan used by subtracting 1/3 from 2/3.

Subtract the numerators:

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Megan used 1/3 of a tablespoon more cinnamon.

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