Mastering Addition & Subtraction of Fractions in Real Life

Lily has 3/8 of a pizza left. She eats 1/8 of it. How much pizza does she have now?

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 1/4

• 3/8

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

• 3/5

• 1/2

• 4/5

• 2/5

A recipe calls for 4/6 of a cup of sugar. If Maria uses 2/6 of a cup, how much sugar does she have left to use?

• 2/6 of a cup

• 4/6 of a cup

• 3/6 of a cup

• 1/6 of a cup

In a class, 3/10 of the students are wearing glasses. If 2/10 of them take off their glasses, how many students are still wearing glasses?

• 2/10

• 0/10

• 3/10

• 1/10

Sarah has 5/12 of a chocolate bar. She gives away 3/12 of it to her friend. How much chocolate does she have left?

• 1/6

• 2/3

• 3/12

• 1/4

A gardener planted 1/4 of his garden with flowers and 1/4 with vegetables. What fraction of the garden is planted in total?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 1/3

During a sale, a store sold 2/3 of its toys. If they had 1/3 of the toys left, how many toys were sold?

• 2/3 of the total toys

• 1/4 of the total toys

• 1/2 of the total toys

• 3/4 of the total toys

Mark drank 3/5 of a bottle of juice. If he drinks another 1/5, how much juice will be left in the bottle?

• 2/5

• 3/5

• 1/5

• 4/5

Emma has 7/9 of a yard of fabric. She uses 2/9 of it for a project. How much fabric does she have remaining?

• 4/9 of a yard

• 6/9 of a yard

• 3/9 of a yard

• 5/9 of a yard

A baker made 5/8 of a cake. He sold 3/8 of it. How much cake does he have left?

• 1/4

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 1/2