Adding & Subtracting Fractions in Everyday Life

Lily has 1/3 of a pizza, and her friend Tom has 1/4 of a pizza. How much pizza do they have together?

• 2/3

• 7/12

• 5/12

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 2/5 of a cup of sugar, but Sarah only has 1/3 of a cup. How much more sugar does she need?

• 1/15 cup

• 2/5 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

In a class, 3/8 of the students are boys and 1/4 are girls. What fraction of the class is not represented by boys or girls?

• 1/4

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 1/2

Emma read 1/2 of a book, and then she read another 1/6 of it. How much of the book has she read in total?

• 5/6

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 1/2

A garden has 3/10 of its area planted with flowers and 1/5 with vegetables. What fraction of the garden is planted with flowers and vegetables combined?

• 3/10

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 2/5

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

• 2/3

• 1/3

• 5/12

• 3/4

At a party, 2/3 of the guests are children and 1/6 are adults. What fraction of the guests are neither children nor adults?

• 1/2

• 1/6

• 1/3

• 1/4

Samantha drank 3/4 of a liter of juice, and then she drank another 1/8 of a liter. How much juice did she drink in total?

• 7/8 liter

• 3/4 liter

• 5/8 liter

• 1 liter

A baker used 1/2 of a bag of flour for cookies and 1/3 of the bag for bread. How much of the bag of flour did he use altogether?

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 5/6

• 1/2

In a fruit basket, 1/5 of the fruits are apples and 1/3 are bananas. What fraction of the fruits are not apples or bananas?

• 2/5

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 7/15