Real-Life Fraction Subtraction: Finding Like Denominators

Lily has 3/4 of a pizza, and she gives 1/3 of it to her friend. How much pizza does she have left?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 3/8

• 2/3

A recipe calls for 2/5 cup of sugar, but Sarah only has 1/2 cup. How much more sugar does she need to make the recipe?

• 1/10 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 2/5 cup

• 1/4 cup

Tom has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. He uses 1/4 of a yard for a project. How much fabric does he have remaining?

• 7/12

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 3/4

Emma drank 3/8 of a gallon of juice. If she had 1/2 gallon to start with, how much juice is left?

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 3/8 gallon

• 1/8 gallon

A baker made 7/10 of a cake and sold 1/5 of it. How much cake does the baker have left?

• 5/8

• 14/25

• 1/2

• 3/10

In a class, 2/3 of the students are girls. If 1/4 of the girls leave, what fraction of the class remains?

• 3/4

• 2/5

• 5/6

• 1/2

A gardener planted 5/12 of a garden with flowers and 1/3 with vegetables. How much of the garden is left unplanted?

• 3/8

• 1/4

• 2/5

• 1/2

A library has 3/5 of its books checked out. If 1/10 of the books are returned, how many books are still checked out?

• 1/2 of the total books are still checked out.

• 27/50 of the total books are still checked out.

• 3/10 of the total books are still checked out.

• 1/5 of the total books are still checked out.

During a sale, a store sold 4/9 of its toys. If 1/3 of the toys were returned, what fraction of the toys are still sold?

• 8/27

• 2/3

• 5/9

• 1/4

A painter used 2/7 of a gallon of paint for one wall and 1/2 gallon for another. How much paint does he have left?

• 2/7 gallons

• 3/14 gallons

• 5/14 gallons

• 1/4 gallons