Fraction Fun: Adding & Subtracting Unlike Denominators

Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza, and she eats 1/3 of it. How much pizza does she have left?

• 3/8

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 2/3

Tom has 2/5 of a chocolate bar, and he buys another 1/4 of a chocolate bar. How much chocolate does he have in total?

• 1/2

• 13/20

• 7/20

• 3/5

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

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/6 cup

• 1/3 cup

Liam drank 3/8 of a gallon of juice, and his friend gave him another 1/2 gallon. How much juice does Liam have now?

• 7/8 gallon

• 1 gallon

• 5/8 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

A baker used 2/3 of a cup of flour for one batch of cookies and 1/4 of a cup for another batch. How much flour did he use in total?

• 3/4 cup

• 11/12 cup

• 1 cup

• 1/2 cup

Jessica read 5/6 of a book and then returned it. If she wants to read 1/2 of another book, how much more does she need to read?

• 3/6

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

In a class, 3/5 of the students are girls, and 1/3 of the students are boys. How many more girls than boys are there?

• 4/15 of the total number of students

• 1/3 of the total number of students

• 2/15 of the total number of students

• 1/5 of the total number of students

A gardener planted 1/2 of a garden with flowers and 1/3 with vegetables. What fraction of the garden is still empty?

• 2/5

• 3/8

• 1/6

• 1/4

Mark has 7/10 of a yard of fabric. He uses 2/5 of it for a project. How much fabric does he have left?

• 1/2

• 21/50

• 3/10

• 4/5

A tank is filled with 3/4 of water. If 1/2 of the water is used for a plant, how much water remains in the tank?

• 3/8

• 1/4

• 5/8

• 1/2