Fraction Fun: Adding & Subtracting Unlike Denominators

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

• 5/12

• 2/3

• 7/12

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 2/5 cup of sugar, but Sarah only has 1/10 cup. How much more sugar does she need to add?

• 3/10 cup

• 2/5 cup

• 1/5 cup

• 1/4 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?

• 7/8

• 1/4

• 5/8

• 3/4

Mark drank 3/5 of a juice bottle, and then he drank another 1/10 of the same bottle. How much juice did he drink in total?

• 7/10

• 3/10

• 4/5

• 1/2

Emma read 2/3 of a book, and then she read another 1/6 of the book. How much of the book has she read altogether?

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 5/6

• 3/4

A baker used 1/4 of a cup of flour for cookies and 1/3 of a cup for a cake. How much flour did he use in total?

• 1/2 cup

• 7/12 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 5/12 cup

During a race, John ran 5/6 of a mile, and then he ran another 1/2 mile. How far did he run altogether?

• 2 miles

• 1 mile

• 1 and 1/3 miles

• 1 and 1/2 miles

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

• 1/2

• 17/20

• 3/4

• 2/5

Samantha has 3/10 of a yard of ribbon, and she buys another 1/5 yard. How much ribbon does she have in total?

• 3/5 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 2/3 yard

• 1/2 yard

A class collected 2/3 of a pound of paper for recycling and 1/6 of a pound more. How much paper did they collect altogether?

• 5/6 pound

• 2/3 pound

• 1 pound

• 3/4 pound