Word Problems Involving Addition and Subtraction of Fractions

Melvin bought $$1\ \frac{1}{4}$$   kg of apple, $$2\ \frac{3}{4}$$   kg of orange, and $$\frac{6}{8}$$   kg of pineapple. How many kg of fruits did he buy?

Mary spends​ $$7\ \frac{1}{2}$$   hours study in school. After school, she has to attend $$2\ \frac{1}{2}$$   hours of tuition. How many hours did she study in a day?

Jose spent $$\frac{2}{5}$$  of his money new shirts and $$\frac{1}{2}$$  of his money on new shoes. What fraction of his money has been spent?

Quinn read $$\frac{2}{5}$$  of her book over the weekend and $$\frac{1}{6}$$  on Monday. What fraction of the book has she read?

Robert carries $$5\ \frac{1}{4}$$  kilograms of rice and $$3\ \frac{1}{3}$$  kilograms of fish. How many kilograms of items does Robert carries?

Cathy bought a ribbon that is $$3\ \frac{1}{4}$$  meters long. She needs to cut from it a piece measuring $$\frac{5}{4}$$  meters. How long is the remaining parts?

Mrs. De Mesa bought $$6\ \frac{1}{3}$$  kg of meat. She used $$2\ \frac{1}{4}$$  kg for menudo, and the rest for adobo. How many kilograms of meat did she use for adobo?

A science teacher had $$\frac{2}{3}$$  of a liter of salt water. He used $$\frac{1}{5}$$  of the salt water for experiment. How much salt water does the teacher have left?

Michael jogged around the park for $$\frac{3}{4}$$  of an hour and Joey jogged around the park for $$\frac{1}{3}$$  of an hour. How much longer did Michael jog that Joey?

Mang Felix is painting a fence of his neighbor. He has $$\frac{3}{4}$$  liter of yellow paint and $$\frac{1}{2}$$  liter of red paint. How many more yellow paints are there than red paint?