Mastering Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions

Sarah has 2/3 of a pizza and her friend Tom has 1/4 of a pizza. How much pizza do they have together?

• 3/4

• 5/6

• 1/2

• 11/12

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

• 5/6 cup

• 1 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

Liam read 3/5 of a book, and then he read another 1/10 of it. How much of the book has he read in total?

• 4/10

• 7/10

• 3/5

• 1/2

Emma has 5/6 of a yard of fabric, and she uses 1/2 of a yard for a project. How much fabric does she have left?

• 1/3

• 3/6

• 2/3

• 1/4

A tank is filled with 3/4 of water, and 1/3 of the tank is used for a fish. How much water is left in the tank?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/4

• 2/3

In a class, 2/5 of the students are girls and 1/4 are boys. How much of the class is made up of girls and boys together?

• 13/20

• 7/20

• 3/5

• 1/2

A baker used 3/8 of a bag of flour for cookies and 1/2 of the bag for bread. How much flour did he use in total?

• 5/8

• 3/4

• 7/8

• 1/4

Mia has 7/10 of a chocolate bar, and she gives away 1/5 of it. How much chocolate does she have left?

• 3/5

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 14/25

A gardener planted 1/3 of a garden with flowers and 1/6 with vegetables. How much of the garden is planted in total?

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 3/6

• 1/4

A car's gas tank is 2/5 full, and it uses 1/10 of the tank for a trip. How much gas is left after the trip?

• 9/25

• 3/10

• 7/25

• 1/2