Fraction Fun: Adding & Subtracting in Real Life

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

• 9/16

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 1/2

Tom has 2/5 of a chocolate bar. He buys another 1/5 of the same chocolate bar. How much chocolate does he have now?

• 1/2

• 3/5

• 4/5

• 2/5

A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar. If Sarah uses 1/4 cup, how much more sugar does she need to add?

• 3/4 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1 cup

In a garden, 3/6 of the flowers are red and 2/6 are yellow. How many more red flowers are there than yellow?

• 1/6

• 2/6

• 1/3

• 0

A baker made 5/8 of a cake. He sold 3/8 of it. How much cake does he have left?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 5/8

• 3/8

Emma drank 1/3 of a juice bottle. Later, she drank another 1/3. How much juice is left in the bottle if it was full?

• 2/3 of the juice bottle is left.

• 1/3 of the juice bottle is left.

• 1/4 of the juice bottle is left.

• 1/2 of the juice bottle is left.

A ribbon is 7/10 of a yard long. If 2/10 of a yard is cut off, how much ribbon remains?

• 3/10 yard

• 2/5 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 1/2 yard

At a party, 4/5 of the guests are children and 1/5 are adults. How many more children are there than adults?

• 2

• 4

• 3

• 5

A farmer harvested 3/4 of his cornfield. He sold 1/4 of it. How much corn does he have left?

• 9/16 of the cornfield

• 1/2 of the cornfield

• 1/4 of the cornfield

• 3/8 of the cornfield

In a class, 2/3 of the students like soccer and 1/3 like basketball. How many more students like soccer than basketball?

• 1/2 of the total students

• 1/4 of the total students

• 1/3 of the total students

• 2/3 of the total students