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?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 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?

• 7/25

• 3/10

• 9/25

• 1/2

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?

• 3/8 cup

• 0 cups

• 1/8 cup

• 1/4 cup

In a class, 3/4 of the students are girls, and 1/6 of the students are boys. How much of the class is made up of girls and boys combined?

• 1/2

• 11/12

• 3/8

• 5/6

Emma drank 5/6 of a juice bottle, and her brother drank 1/3 of the same bottle. How much juice did they drink together?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 7/6

• 2/3

A gardener used 2/3 of a bag of soil and then used another 1/4 of a bag. How much soil did he use in total?

• 5/6

• 11/12

• 3/4

• 1/2

At a party, 1/2 of the guests are children, and 1/3 of the guests are adults. What fraction of the guests are children and adults combined?

• 2/3

• 5/6

• 1/3

• 1/2

A baker made 3/5 of a cake and sold 1/2 of it. How much cake does he have left?

• 3/10

• 1/3

• 2/5

• 1/4

During a race, Sarah ran 3/4 of a mile, and then she ran another 1/8 of a mile. How far did she run in total?

• 1 mile

• 5/8 mile

• 7/8 mile

• 3/4 mile

A library has 5/6 of its books checked out, and 1/2 of the remaining books are reference books. How many books are checked out and reference books combined?

• 9

• 11

• 12

• 10