5th Grade Add and Subtract Fraction Word Problems worksheets

About this worksheet

A fraction story asks a child to decide whether the amounts are joined or taken apart, and then to add or subtract fractions with unlike denominators. This fifth grade sheet has six separate stories, some adding and some subtracting, each answered on its own line in simplest form.

Every story names a different thing being measured, such as miles walked, cups of flour or yards of ribbon, so the child has to read each one. Each version has different stories and numbers, and the answer key gives all six answers.

What your child will learn

• Decide whether to add or subtract
• Use a common denominator
• Write the answer in simplest form
• Check that the answer makes sense

Common Core standard: 5.NF.A.2