Adding Fractions: Real-Life Scenarios and Visual Models

Lily has 2 1/2 cups of flour. She uses 1 3/4 cups for a cake. How much flour does she have left?

• 0.75 cups

• 1 1/2 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

Tom has 3/4 of a pizza left. He orders another 1/2 pizza. How much pizza does he have now?

• 3/4 pizza

• 2 pizzas

• 5/4 pizzas or 1 and 1/4 pizzas

• 1/2 pizza

A recipe calls for 1 1/3 cups of sugar. If Sarah adds 2/3 cup more, how much sugar does she have in total?

• 1 1/2 cups

• 2 cups

• 2 1/4 cups

• 1 cup

Emma drank 1 1/4 liters of juice. She then drank another 2/5 liters. How much juice did she drink altogether?

• 1.25 liters

• 2.00 liters

• 1.50 liters

• 1.65 liters

A garden has 1 2/3 meters of flowers. If 3/4 meter of flowers are added, how long are the flowers now?

• 2 1/2 meters

• 3 meters

• 1 3/4 meters

• 2 5/12 meters

In a class, 2 1/2 hours were spent on math and 1 1/3 hours on science. How many hours were spent on both subjects?

• 4 hours

• 3 1/2 hours

• 3 5/6 hours

• 2 3/4 hours

A baker made 3 1/4 dozen cookies. He sold 1 2/3 dozen. How many dozen cookies does he have left?

• 1 1/4

• 2 1/2

• 1 29/50

• 3 1/3

A tank holds 4 1/2 gallons of water. If 2 1/3 gallons are used, how much water is left in the tank?

• 1 1/2 gallons

• 2 1/6 gallons

• 3 gallons

• 2 3/4 gallons

During a race, a runner completed 1 1/2 miles in the first lap and 2/3 miles in the second lap. How far did the runner go in total?

• 2 1/2 miles

• 1 3/4 miles

• 2 1/6 miles

• 2 miles

A book has 2 3/4 chapters left to read. If you read 1 1/2 chapters today, how many chapters will be left?

• 1 1/4 chapters

• 2 chapters

• 1 chapter

• 3 chapters