Real-Life Fraction Addition and Subtraction for 5th Graders

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

• 1/8

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/8

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

• 4/5

• 3/5

• 1/2

• 2/5

A recipe calls for 1/4 cup of sugar. If Sarah adds another 1/4 cup, how much sugar does she have now?

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1 cup

In a class, 3/10 of the students are girls and 2/10 are boys. How many students are girls and boys combined?

• 15

• 8

• 10

• 5

Emma has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. She uses 2/6 of it for a project. How much fabric does she have left?

• 2/6 yard

• 1/3 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 3/6 yard

A tank is filled with 4/5 of water. If 1/5 of the water is used, how much water remains in the tank?

• 1/5

• 2/5

• 4/5

• 3/5

During a game, Jake scored 3/4 of the total points in the first half and 1/4 in the second half. What fraction of the total points did he score?

• 1/2

• 1

• 2/3

• 3/4

A baker used 2/3 of a bag of flour for one recipe and 1/3 for another. How much flour did he use in total?

• 1/2 bag of flour

• 2 bags of flour

• 1 bag of flour

• 3/4 bag of flour

Samantha drank 1/2 of a bottle of juice and then drank another 1/4 of the same bottle. How much juice did she drink altogether?

• 1

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 3/4

A gardener planted 3/5 of a garden with flowers and 1/5 with vegetables. What fraction of the garden is planted with both?

• 0

• 1/2

• 3/5

• 1/5