Subtracting Like Fractions in Fun Word Problems

Lily has 3/4 of a pizza. She eats 1/4 of it. How much pizza does she have left?

• 2/4

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 1/4

Tom has 2/5 of a chocolate bar. He gives away 1/5 to his friend. How much chocolate does he have now?

• 3/5

• 1/5

• 1/2

• 2/5

Sarah drank 3/6 of a juice box. If she drinks another 1/6, how much juice will be left in the box?

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

A baker made 5/8 of a cake. He sold 2/8 of it. How much cake does he have remaining?

• 2/8

• 3/8

• 4/8

• 1/8

In a garden, 4/10 of the flowers are red. If 2/10 of the red flowers wilt, how many red flowers are left?

• All red flowers are wilted.

• 4/10 of the red flowers are left.

• 2/10 of the red flowers are left.

• 2/10 of the total flowers are red.

A teacher has 7/12 of a box of crayons. She uses 3/12 for a project. How many crayons are left in the box?

• 5/12

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 1/2

Mark has 9/15 of a sandwich. He eats 4/15 of it. What fraction of the sandwich is left?

• 1/3

• 3/15

• 1/2

• 2/5

Emma has 6/9 of a pie. She shares 2/9 with her friend. How much pie does she have now?

• 6/9

• 4/9

• 2/9

• 1/3

A farmer harvested 8/10 of his crops. He sold 3/10 of them. How much of his crops does he still have?

• 1/2 of the crops

• 3/10 of the crops

• 4/10 of the crops

• 2/10 of the crops

Jenny has 5/6 of a book. She reads 2/6 of it. How much of the book does she have left?

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 3/6