Fraction Fun: Adding & Subtracting with Unlike Denominators

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

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 3/6

• 1/2

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

• 3/10

• 1/2

• 2/5

• 1/5

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

• 1/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 2/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

In a class, 2/3 of the students are boys and 1/4 of the students are girls. How much of the class is made up of boys and girls together?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 11/12

• 5/6

Emma read 5/8 of a book, and then she read another 1/4 of it. How much of the book has she read in total?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 7/8

• 5/8

A gardener planted 3/5 of a garden with flowers and 1/3 with vegetables. How much of the garden is planted with flowers and vegetables?

• 2/5

• 7/15

• 14/15

• 1/2

During a sale, a store sold 2/7 of its toys on Monday and 3/14 on Tuesday. What fraction of the toys did they sell over the two days?

• 1/3

• 3/7

• 1/2

• 2/5

A baker used 1/2 cup of flour for cookies and 1/3 cup for a cake. How much flour did the baker use in total?

• 1 cup

• 5/6 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

In a fruit basket, there are 3/4 of an apple and 1/2 of a banana. How much fruit is there in total?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 1

• 1 1/4

A tank is filled with 5/6 of water, and 1/3 of it is used for watering plants. How much water is left in the tank?

• 1/2

• 5/9

• 3/4

• 2/3