Mastering Adding Fractions: Fun with Like & Unlike Denominators

Lily has 1/4 of a pizza left, and her friend Tom has 1/4 of a pizza. How much pizza do they have together?

• 1/4

• 3/4

• 1

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 2/5 cup of sugar, and Sarah wants to add another 1/5 cup. How much sugar will she use in total?

• 1/2 cup

• 3/5 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/5 cup

In a garden, 3/8 of the flowers are red and 2/8 are yellow. What fraction of the flowers are red and yellow combined?

• 1/2

• 4/8

• 3/8

• 5/8

Mark drank 1/3 of a juice box, and then he drank another 1/6 of the same juice box. How much of the juice box did he drink in total?

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/6

Emma read 1/2 of a book last week and 1/4 of the book this week. How much of the book has she read altogether?

• 1

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 1/4

A cake is cut into 12 equal pieces. If Maria eats 5/12 of the cake and her brother eats 3/12, how much of the cake is left?

• 6/12

• 4/12

• 2/12

• 1/12

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

• 2/3

• 5/6

• 1/3

• 1/2

A tank is filled with 3/5 of water, and then 1/5 more water is added. How much water is in the tank now?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 5/5

• 4/5

In a fruit basket, 2/3 of the fruits are apples and 1/6 are bananas. What fraction of the fruits are apples and bananas together?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 2/5

• 5/6

During a race, John ran 3/4 of a mile, and then he ran another 1/8 of a mile. How far did he run in total?

• 1 mile

• 3/4 of a mile

• 5/8 of a mile

• 7/8 of a mile