Adding Fractions in Real Life Adventures for 4th Graders

Lily has 1/4 of a pizza and her friend gives her another 1/4. How much pizza does Lily have now?

• 1

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 1/4

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

• 4/5

• 1/2

• 2/5

• 3/5

Sarah has 3/8 of a chocolate bar, and she buys another 1/8. How much chocolate does she have now?

• 5/8

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 1/2

In a garden, 1/3 of the flowers are red and 1/6 are yellow. What fraction of the flowers are red and yellow combined?

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/3

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar, and you want to add another 1/3 cup. How much sugar will you use in total?

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

A baker made 3/4 of a cake and then sold 1/2 of that. How much of the cake did he sell?

• 3/8 of the cake

• 1/4 of the cake

• 5/8 of the cake

• 1/2 of the cake

Emma drank 1/2 of a juice box and then drank another 1/4. How much juice did she drink altogether?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 1

• 1/4

At a party, 1/5 of the guests are children and 2/5 are adults. What fraction of the guests are children and adults combined?

• 3/5

• 1/3

• 4/5

• 1/2

A gardener planted 1/6 of the garden with flowers and 1/3 with vegetables. What fraction of the garden is planted with flowers and vegetables?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 1/5

Jake has 3/10 of a yard of fabric and buys another 2/10. How much fabric does he have now?

• 1/2 yard

• 3/10 yard

• 2/5 yard

• 1/4 yard