Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators: Pizza & More!

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

• 5/12

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 7/12

A recipe calls for 2/5 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of sugar. How much sugar is needed in total?

• 1/5 cup

• 9/10 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1 cup

Sam drank 3/8 of a juice box, and his sister drank 1/4 of the same juice box. How much juice did they drink together?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 5/8

• 7/8

Emma has 1/6 of a chocolate bar, and her brother has 1/2 of a chocolate bar. How much chocolate do they have in total?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 3/4

At a party, 3/10 of the cake was eaten, and later, 1/5 of the cake was eaten. How much of the cake is gone?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 1/3

• 3/5

A gardener used 1/3 of a bag of soil and then used 1/4 of another bag. How much soil did the gardener use in total?

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 5/12

• 7/12

In a fruit salad, there are 2/5 of a cup of strawberries and 1/3 of a cup of blueberries. How much fruit is in the salad?

• 11/15 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 3/5 cup

• 1/2 cup

A painter used 3/4 of a gallon of paint on one wall and 1/6 of a gallon on another wall. How much paint did he use altogether?

• 2/3 gallon

• 5/6 gallon

• 11/12 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

During a race, Sarah ran 2/3 of a mile, and her friend ran 1/4 of a mile. How far did they run together?

• 11/12 mile

• 5/6 mile

• 1/2 mile

• 3/4 mile

A baker made 1/2 of a pie and then made another 1/3 of a pie. How much pie did the baker make in total?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 5/6

• 3/4