Fraction Fun: Adding Unlike Denominators in Real Life!

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

• 2/3

• 7/12

• 5/12

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 2/5 cup of sugar, but Sarah only has 1/3 cup. How much more sugar does she need to complete the recipe?

• 1/15 cup

• 2/5 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

In a garden, 3/8 of the area is planted with flowers and 1/2 of the area is planted with vegetables. How much of the garden is planted in total?

• 3/4

• 5/8

• 1/4

• 7/8

Mark drank 3/10 of a gallon of juice, and his sister drank 1/5 of a gallon. How much juice did they drink together?

• 1/3 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 2/5 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

Emma read 2/7 of a book, and then she read another 1/3 of the book. How much of the book has she read in total?

• 1/2

• 3/7

• 5/21

• 13/21

A baker used 1/6 of a pound of flour for cookies and 1/4 of a pound for cake. How much flour did he use altogether?

• 1/2 pounds

• 1/3 pounds

• 5/12 pounds

• 2/3 pounds

During a race, John ran 5/12 of a mile, and his friend ran 1/3 of a mile. How far did they run together?

• 1/2 mile

• 2/3 mile

• 5/6 mile

• 3/4 mile

A tank is filled with 3/5 of water, and then 1/4 of the tank is filled with juice. How much of the tank is filled in total?

• 9/20

• 17/20

• 3/4

• 1/2

Samantha has 2/9 of a yard of ribbon, and she buys another 1/6 of a yard. How much ribbon does she have now?

• 7/18

• 5/18

• 2/9

• 1/3

In a classroom, 1/2 of the students are boys and 1/3 are girls. What fraction of the students are either boys or girls?

• 5/6

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 1/3