Fun with Adding and Subtracting Fractions for 4th Graders

Lily has 1/3 of a pizza and her friend gives her 1/6 of a pizza. How much pizza does Lily have now?

• 3/6

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 2/3

Tom has 2/5 of a chocolate bar. He eats 1/10 of it. How much chocolate bar does Tom have left?

• 3/10

• 2/5

• 1/5

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar, but Sarah only has 1/2 cup. How much more sugar does she need to add?

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 2/4 cup

In a garden, 2/3 of the flowers are red and 1/4 are yellow. How much of the garden is planted with red and yellow flowers?

• 5/6

• 11/12

• 1/2

• 3/4

Emma drank 3/8 of a gallon of juice, and her brother drank 1/2 gallon. How much juice did they drink together?

• 7/8 gallon

• 1 gallon

• 5/8 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

A baker used 5/6 of a bag of flour for one cake and 1/3 of the bag for another. How much flour did he use in total?

• 3/4

• 7/6

• 1/2

• 2/3

At a party, 3/5 of the guests are children and 1/4 are adults. What fraction of the guests are children and adults combined?

• 17/20

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 3/4

Jake has 7/10 of a yard of ribbon. He cuts off 1/5 of a yard. How much ribbon does he have left?

• 2/5 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 3/10 yard

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?

• 1/2

• 3/8

• 1/4

• 5/8

Samantha has 5/8 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/4 of a yard for a project. How much fabric does she have left?

• 1/2 of a yard

• 4/8 of a yard

• 2/8 of a yard

• 3/8 of a yard