Fun with Fractions: Adding & Subtracting with Unlike 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?

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/8

Tom has 5/6 of a chocolate bar, and he eats 1/2 of it. How much chocolate bar does he have remaining?

• 3/4

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 5/12

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?

• 1/2 cup

• 1/15 cup

• 2/5 cup

• 1/4 cup

In a class, 3/8 of the students are boys and 1/4 of the students are girls. How many more boys than girls are there?

• 1/4 of the total number of students

• 1/8 of the total number of students

• 3/8 of the total number of students

• 1/2 of the total number of students

Emma drank 2/3 of a liter of juice, and then her brother drank 1/6 of a liter. How much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1/2 liter

• 1/3 liter

• 3/4 liter

• 1/6 liter

A gardener used 1/2 of a bag of soil and then used another 1/3 of the same bag. How much of the bag of soil is left?

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 1/6

At a party, 3/5 of the guests are children and 1/2 of the guests are adults. How many more children than adults are there?

• 0

• 3

• 1

• 2

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

• 5/8

• 1/2

• 3/10

• 14/25

In a library, 3/4 of the books are fiction and 1/3 of the books are non-fiction. How many more fiction books are there than non-fiction?

• 1/2 of the total number of books

• 1/4 of the total number of books

• 5/12 of the total number of books

• 2/3 of the total number of books

A painter used 5/6 of a gallon of paint for one room and 1/4 of a gallon for another room. How much paint does he have left?

• 1/2 gallons

• -1/12 gallons

• 2/3 gallons

• 3/4 gallons