Fraction Fun: Adding & Subtracting with Different Denominators

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

• 1/2

• 5/12

• 7/12

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?

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 2/5 cup

• 1/15 cup

In a class, 3/8 of the students are boys and 1/4 are girls. What fraction of the class is made up of boys and girls combined?

• 1/2

• 7/8

• 3/4

• 5/8

Mark ran 2/5 of a mile in the morning and 1/3 of a mile in the evening. How far did he run in total?

• 2/3 of a mile

• 3/5 of a mile

• 11/15 of a mile

• 1/2 of a mile

Emma has 5/6 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 1/2 of a yard for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 2/3

• 1/3

• 3/6

• 1/4

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?

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 5/8

During a sale, a store sold 2/3 of its toys. If they had 1/4 of the toys left, what fraction of the toys were sold?

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 3/4

• 2/3

A cake recipe requires 3/5 of a cup of flour, but Maria only has 1/2 of a cup. How much more flour does she need?

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/10 cup

• 1/3 cup

In a garden, 1/6 of the plants are flowers and 1/3 are vegetables. What fraction of the garden is made up of flowers and vegetables?

• 3/6

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

Tom has 7/8 of a gallon of paint. He uses 1/4 of a gallon for a project. How much paint does he have left?

• 3/4 of a gallon

• 1/2 of a gallon

• 5/8 of a gallon

• 6/8 of a gallon