Adding Fractions: Common Denominator Fun for 5th Graders

Lily has 1/4 of a pizza and her friend Mia has 1/3 of a pizza. How much pizza do they have together?

• 2/3

• 5/12

• 7/12

• 1/2

Tom read 2/5 of a book, and his sister read 1/2 of the same book. How much of the book did they read in total?

• 1/2

• 3/5

• 4/5

• 9/10

A recipe calls for 1/6 cup of sugar and 1/4 cup of flour. How much sugar and flour do you need in total?

• 1/2 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 5/12 cup

In a class, 3/8 of the students are boys and 1/2 are girls. What fraction of the class is made up of boys and girls together?

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 5/8

• 7/8

Sarah drank 1/3 of a liter of juice, and her brother drank 1/6 of a liter. How much juice did they drink in total?

• 1/3 liter

• 1/4 liter

• 2/3 liter

• 1/2 liter

A gardener planted 2/5 of a garden with flowers and 1/3 with vegetables. What fraction of the garden is planted with flowers and vegetables?

• 1/2

• 3/5

• 11/15

• 7/15

During a race, John ran 3/10 of a mile, and his friend ran 1/5 of a mile. How far did they run together?

• 2/3 mile

• 3/5 mile

• 1/2 mile

• 1/4 mile

Emma has 1/2 of a chocolate bar, and her friend has 1/4 of the same bar. How much chocolate do they have in total?

• 1/8

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 3/4

A baker used 3/8 of a bag of flour for cookies and 1/4 of the bag for bread. How much flour did he use in total?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 7/8

• 5/8

In a fruit basket, there are 1/3 of the fruits as apples and 1/6 as bananas. What fraction of the basket is filled with apples and bananas?

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/3