Fraction Fun: Adding & Subtracting with Unlike Denominators

Lily has 1/3 of a pizza, and she buys another 2/5 of a pizza. How much pizza does she have in total?

• 11/15

• 1/2

• 3/5

• 2/3

Tom has 3/4 of a chocolate bar, and he gives away 1/6 of it to his friend. How much chocolate bar does Tom have left?

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 5/8

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

• 3/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 5/12 cup

• 1/3 cup

In a garden, 1/2 of the flowers are red and 1/3 are yellow. What fraction of the flowers are red and yellow combined?

• 5/6

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 1/3

Emma drank 3/5 of a juice bottle, and her brother drank 1/2 of the same bottle. How much juice did they drink together?

• 3/5 bottles

• 1/2 bottles

• 1 bottle

• 11/10 or 1.1 bottles

A baker used 3/8 of a bag of flour for one cake and 1/4 of the same bag for another cake. How much flour did he use in total?

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 3/4

• 7/8

During a race, Mia ran 5/6 of a mile, and then she ran another 1/3 of a mile. How far did Mia run altogether?

• 1 mile

• 3/2 miles

• 7/6 miles

• 2/3 miles

A class collected 2/5 of a pound of paper for recycling and 1/2 of a pound of plastic. How much material did they collect in total?

• 7/10 pounds

• 1 pound

• 3/5 pounds

• 9/10 pounds

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

• 1/4 yard

• 3/10 yard

• 2/5 yard

• 1/2 yard

Sophie read 3/4 of a book and then 1/3 of another book. How much of the books did she read in total?

• 3/4

• 1 1/12

• 1/2

• 2/3