Adding and Subtracting Fractions in Real-Life Scenarios

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

• 3/8

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/8

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Tom has 5/12 of a chocolate bar. He gives away 2/12 to his friend. How much chocolate does he have left?

• 1/12

• 4/12

• 2/12

• 3/12

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

A recipe calls for 2/5 of a cup of sugar. If Sarah uses 1/5 of a cup, how much sugar does she still need to add?

• 1/5 of a cup

• 3/5 of a cup

• 2/5 of a cup

• 1/2 of a cup

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

In a garden, 4/9 of the flowers are red and 2/9 are yellow. How many more red flowers are there than yellow flowers?

• 4/9

• 3/9

• 1/9

• 2/9

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Emma read 3/10 of her book on Monday and 2/10 on Tuesday. How much of the book has she read in total?

• 5/10

• 4/10

• 6/10

• 1/10

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

A baker used 3/4 of a bag of flour for one cake and 1/4 for another. How much flour did he use in total?

• 1 bag

• 2 bags

• 3/4 bag

• 1/2 bag

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

During a race, Jake ran 5/6 of a mile and then ran another 1/6 of a mile. How far did he run altogether?

• 1 mile

• 2 miles

• 3/4 mile

• 1/2 mile

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Samantha has 7/15 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 4/15 of a yard for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 1/3

• 3/15

• 1/5

• 2/5

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

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

• 1 pound

• 1/2 pound

• 3/4 pound

• 2 pounds

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Mark drank 3/5 of a bottle of juice and then drank another 1/5. How much juice did he drink altogether?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 4/5

• 5/5

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D