Mastering Addition & Subtraction of Fractions

Lily has 3/8 of a pizza left. She eats 2/8 of it. How much pizza does she have now?

• 2/8

• 4/8

• 1/8

• 3/8

Tom has 5/6 of a chocolate bar. He gives away 2/6 to his friend. How much chocolate bar does he have left?

• 1/2

• 3/6

• 2/3

• 1/3

Sarah drank 1/4 of a juice bottle. Later, she drank another 1/4. How much of the juice bottle did she drink in total?

• 1/4

• 3/4

• 1

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 2/5 of a cup of sugar. If Maria adds another 1/5 of a cup, how much sugar does she have now?

• 1/2 of a cup

• 2/5 of a cup

• 4/5 of a cup

• 3/5 of a cup

Jake has 7/10 of a yard of ribbon. He uses 3/10 of it for a project. How much ribbon does he have left?

• 4/10

• 1/10

• 3/10

• 5/10

Emma read 3/12 of her book on Monday and 4/12 on Tuesday. How much of the book did she read in total?

• 7/12

• 1/2

• 5/12

• 8/12

A baker used 1/3 of a bag of flour for cookies and 1/3 for bread. How much flour did he use altogether?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 1

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

• 4/5

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 3/5

Mark has 4/9 of a gallon of paint. He uses 2/9 for a small project. How much paint does he have left?

• 4/9 of a gallon

• 3/9 of a gallon

• 2/9 of a gallon

• 1/9 of a gallon

Sophie has 5/8 of a cake. She gives 3/8 of it to her friends. How much cake does she have remaining?

• 3/8

• 5/8

• 1/2

• 1/4