Adding and Subtracting Fractions: Fun Challenges for 5th Graders

Lily has 3/8 of a pizza left. She eats 1/8 of it. How much pizza does she have now?

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 1/8

• 1/4

Tom read 2/5 of a book last week and 1/5 this week. How much of the book has he read in total?

• 2/5

• 1/2

• 3/5

• 4/5

A recipe calls for 1/4 cup of sugar. If Sarah adds another 1/4 cup, how much sugar does she have now?

• 1/4 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1 cup

In a class, 3/10 of the students are girls and 2/10 are boys. How many more girls are there than boys?

• 1/5

• 3/10

• 2/10

• 1/10

Emma has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. She uses 2/6 of it for a project. How much fabric does she have left?

• 1/3 yard

• 2/6 yard

• 3/6 yard

• 1/2 yard

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

• 2/3 of a bag of flour

• 1 bag of flour

• 1/4 of a bag of flour

• 1/2 of a bag of flour

During a game, Jake scored 3/4 of his points in the first half and 1/4 in the second half. What fraction of his total points did he score?

• 1

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/2

A tank is filled with 7/10 of water. If 2/10 is used for a plant, how much water is left in the tank?

• 3/10

• 4/10

• 5/10

• 6/10

Samantha has 4/5 of a chocolate bar. She gives away 1/5 of it. How much chocolate does she have now?

• 3/5

• 4/5

• 1/5

• 2/5

At a party, 3/4 of the guests are children and 1/4 are adults. What fraction of the guests are children?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 2/4

• 5/4