Adding and Subtracting Fractions in Daily Life

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

• 5/12

• 7/12

• 1/2

• 2/3

A recipe calls for 2/5 cup of sugar, but Sarah only has 1/3 cup. How much more sugar does she need to buy?

• 2/5 cup

• 1/15 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

In a class, 3/8 of the students are girls and 1/4 of the students are boys. How much of the class is made up of girls and boys together?

• 2/8

• 5/8

• 3/4

• 1/2

Mark drank 5/6 of a juice bottle, and his sister drank 1/2 of the same bottle. How much juice did they drink in total?

• 2 bottles

• 3/4 bottle

• 1 1/3 bottles

• 1 bottle

Emma has 3/10 of a yard of fabric, and she needs 1/5 of a yard more for her project. How much fabric will she have after getting more?

• 1/2 yard

• 2/3 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 3/5 yard

A cake is cut into 12 equal pieces. If 1/3 of the cake is eaten, how many pieces are left?

• 6

• 4

• 10

• 8

Tom has 2/5 of a chocolate bar, and he gives away 1/10 of it to his friend. How much chocolate bar does he have left?

• 7/25

• 9/25

• 1/2

• 3/10

A garden has 1/2 of its area planted with flowers and 1/6 with vegetables. What fraction of the garden is planted with both flowers and vegetables?

• 3/5

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

Samantha read 3/4 of a book, and then she read another 1/8 of it. How much of the book has she read in total?

• 3/4

• 7/8

• 1/2

• 5/8

A tank is filled with 5/6 of water, and 1/3 of that water is used for watering plants. How much water is left in the tank?

• 5/9

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 3/4