Mastering Addition and Subtraction of Unlike Fractions

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

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 7/12

• 5/12

A recipe calls for 2/5 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of flour. How much sugar and flour do they need in total?

• 1 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 9/10 cup

• 1/5 cup

Liam read 3/8 of a book last week and 1/4 of it this week. How much of the book has he read in total?

• 3/8

• 7/8

• 1/2

• 5/8

Emma has 5/6 of a yard of fabric, and she uses 1/3 of a yard for a project. How much fabric does she have left?

• 1/4 yard

• 3/4 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 2/3 yard

A baker made 3/10 of a cake and sold 1/5 of it. How much cake does the baker have left?

• 3/10

• 1/2

• 6/25

• 2/5

In a class, 2/3 of the students are boys and 1/6 are girls. How much of the class is made up of boys and girls together?

• 4/6

• 3/6

• 1/2

• 5/6

A gardener planted 1/2 of a garden with flowers and 1/3 with vegetables. How much of the garden is planted in total?

• 5/6

• 3/4

• 1/4

• 2/3

Mia drank 3/4 of a liter of juice and then drank another 1/8 of a liter. How much juice did she drink altogether?

• 1 liter

• 5/8 of a liter

• 3/4 of a liter

• 7/8 of a liter

A library has 5/12 of its books checked out and 1/4 of its books on hold. How much of the library's books are currently not available?

• 5/12

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 2/3

Jake has 7/10 of a gallon of paint and uses 1/5 of a gallon for a project. How much paint does he have left?

• 2/5 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 3/10 gallon