Fraction Word Problems: Adding, Subtracting & Mixed Numbers

Lily has 3/4 of a pizza. She eats 1/4 of it. How much pizza does she have left?

• 5/8

• 9/16

• 1/2

• 3/8

Tom has 2/3 of a chocolate bar. He gives 1/3 of it to his friend. How much chocolate bar does Tom have now?

• 4/9

• 5/9

• 2/3

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of sugar. If you use 2/3 of a cup, how much sugar is left to use?

• 1 cup

• 5/6 cups

• 2 cups

• 3/4 cup

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

• 3/6

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 1/3

In a fruit basket, there are 1 1/4 pounds of apples and 2/3 pounds of oranges. How much fruit is there in total?

• 1 11/12 pounds

• 2 pounds

• 1 3/4 pounds

• 1 1/2 pounds

A gardener has 3 1/2 bags of soil. He uses 1 1/4 bags for planting. How many bags of soil does he have left?

• 2 1/4 bags

• 3 bags

• 1 1/4 bags

• 2 bags

During a party, 2/5 of a cake was eaten. If the cake was originally 1 1/2 cakes, how much cake is left?

• 3/5 of a cake

• 1 whole cake

• 1/2 of a cake

• 9/10 of a cake

Emma has 4/5 of a gallon of paint. She uses 1/4 of a gallon for a project. How much paint does she have now?

• 3/5 of a gallon

• 2/5 of a gallon

• 1/2 of a gallon

• 11/20 of a gallon

A class collected 2 1/2 boxes of crayons. They donated 1 1/3 boxes. How many boxes of crayons do they have left?

• 1 1/6

• 3 1/3

• 2 1/4

• 1 1/2

Jake drank 3/4 of a liter of juice. If he had 1 1/2 liters to start with, how much juice is left?

• 1 liter

• 3/4 liters

• 2 liters

• 1/4 liter