Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators in Real Life

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

• 5/12

• 7/12

• 2/3

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 2/5 cup of sugar and 1/3 cup of brown sugar. How much sugar is needed in total?

• 11/15 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3/5 cup

• 2/3 cup

Sam read 3/8 of a book, and then he read another 1/6 of it. How much of the book has he read altogether?

• 5/8

• 13/24

• 1/2

• 7/12

Emma has 2/7 of a yard of fabric, and she buys another 1/2 yard. How much fabric does she have now?

• 5/14 yard

• 1/3 yard

• 3/4 yard

• 11/14 yard

At a party, 1/5 of the guests are children and 1/3 are adults. What fraction of the guests are children and adults combined?

• 8/15

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/5

A gardener planted 3/10 of a garden with flowers and 1/5 with vegetables. What fraction of the garden is planted?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 1/3

• 2/5

In a class, 1/4 of the students are girls and 1/3 are boys. What fraction of the class is made up of girls and boys?

• 1/2

• 5/12

• 3/4

• 7/12

A baker used 1/6 of a bag of flour for cookies and 1/4 for bread. How much flour did he use in total?

• 1/2

• 5/12

• 3/8

• 2/3

A tank is filled with 1/2 of water and then 1/3 more is added. How much water is in the tank now?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 2/3

During a race, Sarah ran 3/5 of a mile and then ran another 1/4 of a mile. How far did she run in total?

• 3/4 mile

• 17/20 mile

• 1 mile

• 2/5 mile