Fraction Frenzy: Adding & Subtracting Real-Life Scenarios

Sarah has 2/3 of a pizza, and she wants to share it with her friend who has 1/4 of a pizza. How much pizza do they have together?

• 5/6

• 1/2

• 11/12

• 3/4

Tom read 3/5 of a book, and then he read another 1/3 of the book. How much of the book has he read in total?

• 1/2

• 14/15

• 5/6

• 3/4

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

• 1/3 cup

• 1/6 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

Liam has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. He uses 1/2 of it for a project. How much fabric does he have left?

• 5/12

• 1/3

• 3/4

• 2/3

In a class, 3/4 of the students prefer math, and 1/6 prefer science. How much of the class prefers either math or science?

• 5/6

• 3/8

• 11/12

• 1/2

A baker made 2/5 of a cake and sold 1/10 of it. How much of the cake does he have left?

• 3/10

• 1/5

• 1/2

• 4/10

Emma drank 3/8 of a gallon of juice, and her brother drank 1/4 of a gallon. How much juice did they drink together?

• 1/2 of a gallon

• 3/4 of a gallon

• 2/8 of a gallon

• 5/8 of a gallon

A gardener used 1/3 of a bag of soil for one plant and 1/4 for another. How much soil did he use in total?

• 5/12

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 7/12

During a sale, a store sold 2/3 of its toys. If they had 1/2 of the toys left after the sale, how many toys did they originally have?

• 4

• 8

• 6

• 10

A recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour, but John only has 1/2 cup. How much more flour does he need to complete the recipe?

• 2/4 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/3 cup