Adding and Subtracting Fractions in Everyday Life

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

• 1/8

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 1/2

Tom has 5/6 of a chocolate bar. He gives 2/6 of it to his friend. How much chocolate does Tom have left?

• 1/3

• 3/6

• 2/3

• 1/2

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

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1 cup

In a garden, 2/5 of the flowers are red and 1/5 are yellow. How many flowers are red and yellow together?

• 4/5

• 2/5

• 1/2

• 3/5

Emma drank 3/10 of a juice bottle. Later, she drank another 2/10. How much of the juice bottle did she drink in total?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 3/5

A baker used 4/9 of a bag of flour for one cake and 2/9 for another. How much flour did he use altogether?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 5/9

• 2/3

At a party, 3/4 of the guests are children and 1/4 are adults. How many guests are children and adults combined?

• 8

• 6

• 2

• 4

Jake has 7/12 of a yard of ribbon. He uses 3/12 of it for a project. How much ribbon does he have left?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 2/3

A class collected 5/8 of a dollar in coins. They found another 2/8 of a dollar. How much money do they have now?

• 7/8 of a dollar

• 1/2 of a dollar

• 1 dollar

• 3/8 of a dollar

Samantha read 1/3 of a book last week and 1/3 this week. How much of the book has she read in total?

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 3/4

• 1/2