Fraction Word Problems

1.   Brenda needs   $$3\ \frac{1}{2}$$ cups of soil to plant her flowers. She only has  $$2\ \frac{1}{9}$$  cups. How much more does she need? Do you need to add, subtract, multiply, or divide to correctly solve this problem?

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1.   Brenda needs  $$3\ \frac{1}{2}$$    cups of soil to plant her flowers. She only has  $$2\ \frac{1}{9}$$     cups. How much more does she need?

Alex is making a milkshake. She needs  $$\frac{1}{3}$$  cups of milk. She decides to add $$\frac{1}{4}$$  more cups. How much milk is she putting into her milk shake? 

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Solve. Alex is making a milkshake. She needs   $$\frac{1}{3}$$     cups of milk. She decides to add  $$\frac{1}{4}$$  more cups. How much milk is she putting into her milk shake? 

Jamal filled his gas tank and then used   $$\frac{7}{15}$$  of the tank for traveling to visit his grandfather. He then used undefined   of the remaining gas in the tank to run errands around town. What fraction of the tank is filled with gasoline?

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Jamal filled his gas tank and then used   $$\frac{7}{15}$$  of the tank for traveling to visit his grandfather. He then used undefined   of the remaining gas in the tank to run errands around town. What fraction of the tank is filled with gasoline?

The length of Kasey’s garden is   $$4\ \frac{5}{8}$$     feet. Find the width of Kasey’s garden if it is  $$2\ \frac{7}{8}$$   ​feet shorter than the length.

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The length of Kasey’s garden is   $$4\ \frac{5}{8}$$     feet. Find the width of Kasey’s garden if it is  $$2\ \frac{7}{8}$$   ​feet shorter than the length.