Adding & Subtracting Fractions in Everyday Life

Lily has 3/8 of a pizza left. She eats 2/8 of it. How much pizza does she have now?

• 3/8

• 0/8

• 2/8

• 1/8

Tom has 5/6 of a chocolate bar. He gives 1/6 of it to his friend. How much chocolate bar does Tom have left?

• 2/3

• 4/6

• 3/6

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 1/4 cup of sugar. If Sarah adds another 1/4 cup, how much sugar does she have in total?

• 1/2 cup

• 1 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 3/4 cup

In a garden, 2/5 of the flowers are red and 1/5 are yellow. How much of the garden is covered in red and yellow flowers?

• 1/2

• 4/5

• 2/3

• 3/5

Emma drank 3/10 of a juice bottle. Later, she drank another 4/10. How much juice did she drink in total?

• 5/10

• 8/10

• 1/10

• 7/10

A baker used 3/4 of a bag of flour for one cake and 1/4 for another. How much flour did he use altogether?

• 3/4 bag of flour

• 2 bags of flour

• 1 bag of flour

• 1/2 bag of flour

At a party, 2/3 of the guests are children and 1/3 are adults. How many guests are children if there are 12 guests in total?

• 8

• 10

• 6

• 4

Mark has 7/12 of a yard of fabric. He uses 5/12 of it for a project. How much fabric does he have left?

• 3/12

• 1/6

• 1/4

• 2/3

A class has 3/5 of its students present. If 1/5 of the students arrive late, what fraction of the students are present now?

• 1/2

• 3/5

• 2/5

• 4/5

Samantha has 4/9 of a cake left. She gives away 2/9 of it. How much cake does she have remaining?

• 3/9

• 2/9

• 1/9

• 4/9