Fraction Fun: Adding & Subtracting with Unlike Denominators

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

• 5/12

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 7/12

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

• 1/4

• 3/5

• 2/3

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 3/8 cup of sugar, but Sarah only has 1/2 cup. How much more sugar does she need?

• 0 cups more sugar needed

• 1/2 cup more sugar needed

• 1/8 cup more sugar needed

• 1/4 cup more sugar needed

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

• 5/6

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 14/15

Emma has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/4 of a yard for a project. How much fabric does she have left?

• 7/12

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

A cake recipe requires 2/3 cup of flour, but Emily only has 1/2 cup. How much more flour does she need?

• 1/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/6 cup

During a race, Jake ran 3/4 of a mile, and then he ran another 1/6 of a mile. How far did he run in total?

• 11/12 miles

• 1 mile

• 2/3 miles

• 5/12 miles

A garden has 1/2 of its area planted with flowers and 1/3 with vegetables. What fraction of the garden is planted?

• 5/6

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 2/3

Samantha drank 3/5 of a liter of juice, and then she drank another 1/10 of a liter. How much juice did she drink altogether?

• 1/2 of a liter

• 4/5 of a liter

• 7/10 of a liter

• 3/10 of a liter

A baker made 7/8 of a pie and sold 1/2 of it. How much pie does the baker have left?

• 5/16

• 1/4

• 7/16

• 3/8