Fraction Adventures: Solve & Interpret Word Problems

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

• 1/2

• 2/4

• 3/4

• 1/4

Tom has 2/3 of a chocolate bar. He gives 1/3 to his friend. How much chocolate bar does Tom have now?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar. If you add another 1/4 cup, how much sugar do you have in total?

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1 cup

• 3/4 cup

Lily drank 3/5 of a juice bottle. If the bottle was 1 whole, how much juice is left?

• 1/2

• 1/5

• 3/4

• 2/5

In a garden, 1/2 of the flowers are red and 1/4 are yellow. What fraction of the flowers are red and yellow combined?

• 1/4

• 2/4

• 3/4

• 1/2

A baker used 3/8 of a bag of flour for cookies and 1/8 for cake. How much flour did he use in total?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 3/8

• 5/8

Mark has 5/6 of a yard of ribbon. He cuts off 1/6 of a yard. How much ribbon does he have left?

• 2/3 of a yard

• 3/6 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

• 4/6 of a yard

Emma read 2/5 of her book on Monday and 1/5 on Tuesday. How much of the book has she read in total?

• 2/5

• 3/5

• 4/5

• 1/2

A pitcher holds 1/2 gallon of lemonade. If you pour out 1/4 gallon, how much lemonade is left in the pitcher?

• 3/4 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1 gallon

During a party, 3/10 of the cake was eaten. If 2/10 of the cake is left, how much cake was there originally?

• 1

• 4

• 2

• 5