Grade 5 Fraction Fun: Adding & Subtracting Fractions

Lily has 3/4 of a pizza. She eats 1/4 of it. How much pizza does she have left?

• 1/2

• 2/4

• 3/4

• 1/4

Tom has 2/5 of a chocolate bar. He buys another 1/5 of the same chocolate bar. How much chocolate does he have now?

• 2/5

• 4/5

• 3/5

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar. If Maria uses 1/4 cup, how much more sugar does she need to add?

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1 cup

In a garden, 3/8 of the flowers are red and 2/8 are yellow. How many more red flowers are there than yellow flowers?

• 1/4

• 1/8

• 2/8

• 3/8

A baker made 5/6 of a cake. He sold 1/3 of it. How much cake does he have left?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 5/9

Sarah read 3/10 of a book on Monday and 2/10 on Tuesday. How much of the book has she read in total?

• 5/10

• 6/10

• 4/10

• 1/10

A jug contains 4/5 of a gallon of juice. If 1/5 gallon is poured out, how much juice remains in the jug?

• 2/5 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 4/5 gallon

• 3/5 gallon

During a race, John ran 3/4 of a mile and then ran another 1/4 mile. How far did he run in total?

• 2 miles

• 3/4 mile

• 1/2 mile

• 1 mile

Emma has 7/10 of a yard of fabric. She uses 2/10 of it for a project. How much fabric does she have left?

• 4/10 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 3/10 yard

• 1/10 yard

A class collected 5/6 of a pound of paper for recycling. They recycled 1/2 of it. How much paper is left to recycle?

• 1/4 pounds

• 2/3 pounds

• 5/12 pounds

• 3/8 pounds