Adding & Subtracting Fractions in Everyday Life

Lily has 1/3 of a pizza, and her friend gives her 1/6 of a pizza. How much pizza does Lily have now?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/6

• 2/3

Tom has 2/5 of a chocolate bar, and he eats 1/10 of it. How much chocolate bar does he have left?

• 7/25

• 3/10

• 9/25

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar, but Sarah only has 1/2 cup. How much more sugar does she need?

• 2/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

In a garden, 2/3 of the flowers are red, and 1/4 of the flowers are yellow. How much of the garden is made up of red and yellow flowers?

• 5/6

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 11/12

Emma drank 3/8 of a juice bottle, and then her brother drank 1/4 of the same bottle. How much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 1/8

• 3/8

A baker used 5/6 of a bag of flour for one cake and 1/3 of the bag for another. How much flour did he use in total?

• 7/6

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

At a party, 1/2 of the guests are children, and 1/3 of the guests are adults. What fraction of the guests are either children or adults?

• 5/6

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 1/3

A farmer harvested 3/5 of his apples and sold 1/10 of them. How many apples does he have left?

• 1/2 of his total apples

• 3/10 of his total apples

• 1/4 of his total apples

• 27/50 of his total apples

In a class, 2/7 of the students are girls and 3/14 are boys. What fraction of the class are girls and boys combined?

• 2/5

• 3/7

• 1/2

• 1/3

A tank is filled with 4/5 of water, and 1/2 of that water is used for watering plants. How much water is left in the tank?

• 2/5

• 4/5

• 3/5

• 1/2