Mastering Addition & Subtraction of Fractions in 4th Grade

Lily has 3/8 of a pizza left. She eats 2/8 of it. How much pizza does she have now?

• 4/8

• 3/8

• 1/8

• 2/8

Tom has 5/6 of a chocolate bar. He gives away 1/6 to his friend. How much chocolate bar does Tom have left?

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 4/6

Sarah read 1/4 of a book on Monday and 2/4 on Tuesday. How much of the book has she read in total?

• 2/4

• 3/4

• 1/4

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 3/5 cup of sugar. If Maria uses 1/5 cup less, how much sugar did she use?

• 1/2 cup

• 3/5 cup

• 2/5 cup

• 4/5 cup

Jake has 2/3 of a yard of ribbon. He uses 1/3 of it for a project. How much ribbon does he have left?

• 4/9 of a yard

• 1/3 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

• 5/9 of a yard

Emma drank 1/2 of a juice box and then drank another 1/4. How much juice did she drink in total?

• 1/4

• 1

• 3/4

• 1/2

A gardener planted 3/10 of a garden with flowers and 4/10 with vegetables. What fraction of the garden is planted?

• 7/10

• 5/10

• 8/10

• 1/10

In a class, 3/5 of the students are girls. If 1/5 of the girls leave, how many girls are left?

• 12x/5

• 10x/5

• 8x/5

• 15x/5

Mark has 7/8 of a gallon of paint. He uses 3/8 of it for a project. How much paint does he have remaining?

• 1/2 gallon

• 2/3 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

Sophie has 5/12 of a cake left. She gives away 2/12 to her friend. How much cake does she have now?

• 2/5

• 1/4

• 3/12

• 1/3