Fifth Grade Fraction Fun: Adding & Subtracting Mixed Fractions

Lily has 1/3 of a pizza and her friend Mia has 1/4 of a pizza. How much pizza do they have together?

• 1/2

• 5/12

• 7/12

• 2/3

Tom read 2/5 of a book, and then he read another 1/10 of it. How much of the book has he read in total?

• 3/5

• 2/5

• 1/3

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 3/8 cup of sugar, but Sarah only has 1/4 cup. How much more sugar does she need to add?

• 1/3 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/8 cup

In a class, 2/5 of the students are boys and 1/3 are girls. What fraction of the class is made up of boys and girls combined?

• 11/15

• 7/15

• 3/5

• 1/2

Emma drank 3/4 of a liter of juice, and then she drank another 1/2 liter. How much juice did she drink in total?

• 2 liters

• 1 liter

• 1 1/2 liters

• 1 1/4 liters

A baker used 1/6 of a bag of flour for cookies and 1/3 of the bag for bread. How much flour did he use in total?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 1/8

During a race, Jake ran 5/8 of a mile, and then he ran another 1/4 mile. How far did he run altogether?

• 1 mile

• 5/8 mile

• 7/8 mile

• 3/4 mile

Samantha has 3/5 of a yard of fabric, and she uses 1/2 yard for a project. How much fabric does she have left?

• 1/4 yard

• 1/10 yard

• 2/5 yard

• 3/10 yard

A gardener planted 2/3 of a garden with flowers and 1/4 with vegetables. What fraction of the garden is planted?

• 5/6

• 11/12

• 3/4

• 1/2

In a jar, there are 3/10 of a liter of water. If 1/5 of a liter is added, how much water is in the jar now?

• 1/3 liter

• 3/4 liter

• 1/2 liter

• 2/5 liter