Grade 5: Fun with Adding & Subtracting Fractions

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. She eats 1/4 of it. How much pizza does she have left?

• 3/4

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

2. Tom read 2/5 of a book last week and 1/5 this week. How much of the book has he read in total?

• 2/3

• 4/5

• 3/5

• 1/2

3. A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar. If Maria uses 1/4 cup, how much more sugar does she need to add?

• 3/4 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

4. In a class, 3/8 of the students are girls. If 1/8 of the students leave, what fraction of the students are still girls?

• 1/4

• 3/7

• 5/8

• 2/5

5. A gardener planted 2/3 of a garden with flowers and 1/3 with vegetables. How much of the garden is planted with flowers?

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/4

6. Lisa has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. She uses 2/6 of it for a project. How much fabric does she have left?

• 3/6

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 1/3

7. A cake is cut into 12 equal pieces. If 5 pieces are eaten, what fraction of the cake is left?

• 5/12

• 6/12

• 1/12

• 7/12

8. Mark has 7/10 of a gallon of paint. He uses 3/10 of it for a project. How much paint does he have remaining?

• 4/10

• 1/10

• 3/10

• 5/10

9. A fruit basket has 1/2 of its fruits as apples and 1/4 as bananas. What fraction of the basket is filled with apples and bananas?

• 3/4

• 1/4

• 2/4

• 1/2

10. If a chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal pieces and you eat 3 pieces, what fraction of the chocolate bar is left?

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 7/8