Fraction Fun: Adding & Subtracting with Unlike Denominators

Lily has 1/3 of a pizza, and she buys another 1/4 of a pizza. How much pizza does she have in total?

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 5/12

• 7/12

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

• 9/25

• 1/2

• 3/10

• 7/25

A recipe calls for 3/8 cup of sugar, but Sarah only has 1/2 cup. How much more sugar does she need to add?

• 0 cups

• 1/4 cup

• 3/8 cup

• 1/8 cup

Emma drank 3/4 of a liter of juice, and then her friend gave her 1/3 of a liter more. How much juice does she have now?

• 2/3 liters

• 1 1/12 liters

• 1 1/4 liters

• 1/2 liters

In a garden, 2/5 of the flowers are red, and 1/10 of the flowers are yellow. What fraction of the flowers are red and yellow combined?

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 2/5

• 3/10

A baker used 1/6 of a bag of flour for cookies and 1/3 of the bag for bread. How much flour did he use in total?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/8

• 2/3

Jack has 5/8 of a yard of ribbon, and he cuts off 1/4 of a yard. How much ribbon does he have left?

• 2/8 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

• 3/8 of a yard

• 4/8 of a yard

Samantha read 3/5 of her book, and then she read another 1/10 of it. How much of the book has she read in total?

• 3/5

• 1/2

• 7/10

• 4/10

A pitcher holds 1/2 gallon of lemonade. If 1/4 gallon is poured out, how much lemonade is left in the pitcher?

• 3/4 gallon

• 1 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

During a party, 3/4 of the cake was eaten, and 1/8 of the cake was saved for later. How much cake was there originally?

• 8

• 10

• 12

• 6