Fun with Fractions: 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?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 1/4

• 2/3

Tom has 1/2 of a chocolate bar, and he buys another 1/3 of a chocolate bar. How much chocolate does he have in total?

• 5/6

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 2/5 of a cup of sugar. If Maria uses 1/5 of a cup, how much sugar does she still need?

• 1/5 of a cup

• 2/5 of a cup

• 1/2 of a cup

• 3/5 of a cup

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

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 3/6

• 2/6

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

• 3/4

• 1/4

• 1

• 1/2

Jake drank 3/8 of a gallon of juice. If he had 1/4 of a gallon left, how much juice did he start with?

• 3/4 gallon

• 5/8 gallon

• 2/8 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

Emma has 3/5 of a liter of paint. She uses 1/5 of a liter for a craft. How much paint does she have now?

• 2/5 of a liter

• 4/5 of a liter

• 3/5 of a liter

• 1/5 of a liter

A gardener has 2/3 of a bag of soil. He uses 1/3 of it for planting. How much soil does he have left?

• 5/9

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 4/9

Mia has 1/2 of a yard of fabric. She buys another 1/4 of a yard. How much fabric does she have now?

• 3/4 yard

• 1 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 1/4 yard

A baker has 3/4 of a cake. He gives away 1/2 of it to a friend. How much cake does he have left?

• 1/4 of a cake

• 1/2 of a cake

• 3/8 of a cake

• 5/8 of a cake