Fun with Fractions: Adding and Subtracting Like Denominators

Lily has 3/8 of a pizza left. She eats 1/8 of it and then gives 2/8 to her friend. How much pizza does she have left?

• 0/8

• 1/8

• 2/8

• 3/8

Tom has 5/12 of a chocolate bar. He eats 1/12 and then shares 3/12 with his sister. How much chocolate bar does he have now?

• 2/12

• 3/12

• 1/12

• 4/12

A recipe calls for 2/5 of a cup of sugar. If Sarah uses 1/5 of a cup and then adds another 2/5 of a cup, how much sugar did she use in total?

• 4/5 of a cup

• 3/5 of a cup

• 2/3 of a cup

• 1/2 of a cup

In a garden, there are 4/9 of a square meter of flowers. If 2/9 of a square meter is removed, how much area of flowers remains?

• 4/9 square meters

• 1/9 square meters

• 3/9 square meters

• 2/9 square meters

A baker made 7/10 of a cake. He sold 3/10 of it and then gave away 2/10. How much cake does he have left?

• 4/10

• 2/10

• 1/10

• 5/10

Emma read 3/4 of a book. She then read another 1/4 of the same book. How much of the book has she read in total?

• 1

• 3/4

• 2

• 1/2

A class collected 5/6 of a gallon of paint. They used 2/6 of it for a project. How much paint is left?

• 1/3 gallon

• 2/3 gallon

• 3/6 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

Mark has 9/10 of a yard of fabric. He uses 4/10 of it to make a shirt. How much fabric does he have remaining?

• 1/2 yard

• 2/5 yard

• 3/10 yard

• 1/4 yard

Samantha has 6/7 of a liter of juice. She drinks 2/7 of it and then pours another 1/7 into a glass. How much juice does she have left?

• 1/7 liters

• 3/7 liters

• 4/7 liters

• 5/7 liters

A farmer harvested 8/11 of his crops. He sold 3/11 and gave away 2/11. How much of his crops does he have now?

• 5/11

• 2/11

• 3/11

• 4/11