Fraction Fun: Adding & Subtracting Unlikes in Real Life

Lily has 1/3 of a pizza and her friend gives her 1/6 more. How much pizza does Lily have now?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 3/6

Tom has 2/5 of a chocolate bar, and he eats 1/10 of it. How much chocolate bar does he have left?

• 1/2

• 1/5

• 2/5

• 3/10

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar, but Sarah only has 1/2 cup. How much more sugar does she need to add?

• 1/2 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 2/4 cup

• 1/4 cup

In a garden, 2/3 of the flowers are red and 1/4 are yellow. What fraction of the flowers are not red or yellow?

• 1/4

• 1/12

• 1/3

• 1/6

Emma drank 3/8 of a juice bottle, and then her brother drank 1/4 of the same bottle. How much juice is left in the bottle?

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 1/8

A baker used 5/6 of a bag of flour for one cake and 1/3 of the same bag for another cake. How much flour did he use in total?

• 7/6

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 3/4

During a party, 1/2 of the guests are children and 1/3 are adults. What fraction of the guests are neither children nor adults?

• 2/5

• 3/8

• 1/6

• 1/4

A class has 3/5 of its students present on Monday and 1/4 present on Tuesday. How many students were present over the two days?

• (17/20)x

• (5/6)x

• (3/4)x

• (1/2)x

Samantha has 7/10 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 1/5 of it for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 14/25

• 5/25

• 1/2

• 3/10

In a fruit basket, 1/2 of the fruits are apples and 1/3 are bananas. What fraction of the fruits are neither apples nor bananas?

• 1/2

• 1/6

• 2/3

• 1/4