A football player advances 2/3 of a yard. A second player in the same team advances 5/4 of a yard.

How much more yard did the second player advance?

John lives 3/8 mile from the Museum of Science. Sylvia leaves 1/4 mile from the Museum of Science.
How much closer is Sylvia from the museum?

Mandy began her pizza delivery route with 5/6 of a tank of gas in her car. When she made it back to
the pizzeria, 1/2 of a tank of gas was left. How much gas did Mandy use?

A spaceship traveled 1/6 of a light-year and stopped at a space station. Then it traveled 1/2 of a
light-year further to a planet. How far did the spaceship travel in all?

Joseph found an orange caterpillar and a green caterpillar in his backyard. The green caterpillar was
3/8 of an inch long and the orange caterpillar was 1/4 of an inch long. How much longer was the
green caterpillar than the orange caterpillar?

Each day, the polar bear at Grant's zoo eats 1/10 of a bucket of trout and 1/2 of a bucket of salmon.
How many buckets of fish does the polar bear eat daily?

Last year, Perry grew 1/3 of an inch and his brother grew 1/6 of an inch. How much more did Perry
grow than his brother?

Joey is knitting a scarf with his grandmother. Yesterday, his grandmother used 3/4 of a skein of wool
and Joey used 5/8 of a skein. How much more wool did Joey's grandmother use than Joey?

Carefully following a recipe, Gabe used exactly 1/4 of a cup of oil and 1/8 of a cup of water. How
many cups of liquid did Gabe use in all?

Dina initially filled a measuring cup with 7/8 of a cup of syrup from a large jug. Then she poured 3/4
of a cup back into the jug. How much syrup remains in the measuring cup?

Of the flags in Debbie's Flag Shop, 5/12 are purple and another 1/2 are yellow. What fraction of the
flags are either purple or yellow?

At the hardware store, 1/8 of the nails are size 2d and 3/4 of the nails are size 4d. What fraction of
the nails are either size 2d or 4d?

Mrs. Bowen baked apple pies for her family. The boys ate 11/12 of a pie and the girls ate 5/6 of a
pie. How much more pie did the boys eat than the girls?3