Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions Word Problems

Sara had 2/3 of a pizza left. She then ate 1/4 of the remaining pizza. How much pizza does she have left?

• 11/12

• 5/6

• 3/4

• 1/2

A baker used 2/3 cup of flour to make a cake and 1/4 cup of flour to make cookies. How much flour did the baker use in total?

• 11/12 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 5/6 cup

If John has 5/6 of a chocolate bar and he gives 1/3 of it to his friend, how much chocolate does he have left?

• 3/4

• 7/12

• 2/5

• 1/2

Solve the following word problem: If John has 3/4 of a pizza and Mary has 2/4 of a pizza, how much pizza do they have in total?

• 1 1/4

• 3/8

• 1 3/4

• 2 1/4

Gail made 7/8 quart of lemonade. Her sister drank 1/4 quart of the lemonade. How much lemonade is left?

• 1/2 quart

• 2/3 quart

• 1 quart

• 5/8 quart

Pia has 9/10 meter of ribbon. She cuts off 3/5 meter of the ribbon to use as a bow on a box. How much ribbon does Pia have left?

• 1/2

• 3/10

• 5/6

• 6/15

Applying Operations on Fractions in Word Problems: If John ate 3/8 of a pizza and Mary ate 1/4 of the same pizza, what fraction of the pizza was eaten in total?

• 3/4

• 5/8

• 2/8

• 1/2

If I have 5/6 of a chocolate bar and I eat 2/6 of it, how much chocolate bar do I have left?

• 4/6

• 2/6

• 3/6

• 1/6

If a recipe calls for 3/8 cup of sugar and I already have 5/8 cup, how much more sugar do I need?

• 4/8 cup

• 2/8 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 3/8 cup

If I have 7/10 of a gallon of water and I use 3/10 of it, how much water do I have left?

• 2/10 gallon

• 1/10 gallon

• 4/10 gallon

• 5/10 gallon