Fraction Fun: Adding & Subtracting Unlike Denominators

Lily has 1/3 of a pizza, and she buys another 1/4 of a pizza. How much pizza does she have in total?

• 5/12

• 7/12

• 1/2

• 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?

• 3/10

• 2/5

• 1/5

• 1/2

Sarah drank 3/8 of a juice bottle, and her friend gave her another 1/2 of a juice bottle. How much juice does she have now?

• 3/4

• 7/8

• 5/8

• 1/4

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

• 1/2 cup

• 1/6 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

In a garden, 3/4 of the flowers are red, and 1/6 of the flowers are yellow. How much of the garden is made up of red and yellow flowers?

• 5/6

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 11/12

Mark has 5/6 of a yard of fabric, and he uses 1/3 of a yard for a project. How much fabric does he have left?

• 3/6 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 2/3 yard

A baker made 2/3 of a cake and sold 1/4 of it. How much cake does he have remaining?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 2/5

• 1/3

Jessica has 3/5 of a liter of milk, and she uses 1/10 of a liter for her cereal. How much milk does she have left?

• 1/2 liter

• 3/10 liter

• 2/5 liter

• 1/4 liter

A class collected 1/2 of a pound of paper and then collected another 1/3 of a pound. How much paper did they collect in total?

• 1/2 pound

• 1 pound

• 2/3 pound

• 5/6 pound

Kevin has 7/8 of a gallon of paint, and he uses 1/2 of a gallon for a project. How much paint does he have left?

• 1 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 3/8 gallon

• 5/8 gallon