Fraction Fun: Adding & Subtracting with Unlike Denominators

Lily has 1/3 of a pizza and her friend gives her 1/6 of a pizza. How much pizza does Lily have now?

• 1/2

• 3/6

• 1/4

• 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?

• 7/25

• 3/10

• 9/25

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar, but Sarah only has 1/2 cup. How much more sugar does she need?

• 1/2 cup

• 2/4 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

In a garden, 2/3 of the flowers are red and 1/4 of the flowers are yellow. How much of the garden is made up of red and yellow flowers?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 5/6

• 11/12

Emma drank 3/8 of a juice bottle, and then her brother drank 1/4 of the same bottle. How much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1/2

• 3/8

• 5/8

• 1/8

A baker used 5/6 of a bag of flour for one cake and 1/3 of the bag for another cake. How much flour did he use in total?

• 1 bag

• 3/2 bags

• 7/6 bags

• 2/3 bags

During a party, 1/2 of the guests are children and 1/3 are adults. What fraction of the guests are children and adults combined?

• 5/6

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 3/4

A painter used 2/5 of a gallon of paint for one room and 1/2 gallon for another room. How much paint did he use in total?

• 3/5 gallon

• 1 gallon

• 7/10 gallon

• 9/10 gallon

Samantha has 3/4 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 1/2 yard for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 1/4 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 3/4 yard

• 1/8 yard

At a picnic, 1/3 of the sandwiches were turkey, and 1/4 were ham. What fraction of the sandwiches were turkey and ham combined?

• 1/2

• 7/12

• 5/12

• 1/4