Fun with Adding & Subtracting Fractions in Real Life

Sarah has 3/8 of a pizza left from last night. She eats 1/8 of it for lunch. How much pizza does she have now?

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 1/4

• 3/8

Tom has 5/6 of a chocolate bar. He gives 2/6 of it to his friend. How much chocolate bar does Tom have left?

• 3/6

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 2/3

A recipe calls for 2/5 of a cup of sugar. If Maria adds another 1/5 of a cup, how much sugar does she have in total?

• 3/5 cup

• 4/5 cup

• 2/5 cup

• 1/2 cup

Liam drank 4/10 of a juice bottle. He then drank another 3/10 of it. How much juice did he drink altogether?

• 8/10

• 5/10

• 7/10

• 6/10

Emma has 7/12 of a yard of fabric. She uses 3/12 of it to make a scarf. How much fabric does she have left?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 2/3

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

• 1/8 of a bag

• 3/4 of a bag

• 1/4 of a bag

• 1/2 of a bag

In a class, 3/5 of the students prefer soccer, and 1/5 prefer basketball. How much of the class prefers soccer and basketball combined?

• 3/5

• 1/2

• 2/5

• 4/5

A gardener planted 2/3 of a garden with flowers and then planted 1/3 with vegetables. How much of the garden is planted in total?

• 2/3 of the garden

• 3/4 of the garden

• 1

• 1/2 of the garden

Jack has 9/10 of a gallon of paint. He uses 4/10 of it for one project. How much paint does he have left?

• 2/10 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 3/10 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

Lucy has 5/8 of a chocolate cake. She gives away 2/8 of it to her friends. How much cake does she have now?

• 4/8

• 1/8

• 3/8

• 2/8