Fraction Fun: Adding & Subtracting Unlike Denominators

Lily has 1/3 of a pizza and her friend Tom has 1/4 of a pizza. How much pizza do they have together?

• 1/2

• 5/12

• 7/12

• 2/3

A recipe calls for 2/5 cup of sugar, but Sarah only has 1/3 cup. How much more sugar does she need?

• 1/15 cup

• 2/5 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

In a garden, 3/8 of the flowers are red and 1/4 are yellow. What fraction of the flowers are red and yellow combined?

• 5/8

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 2/8

Mark drank 2/5 of a juice bottle, and then he drank another 1/10 of it. How much juice did he drink in total?

• 2/5

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 3/5

Emma has 5/6 of a chocolate bar, and she gives 1/2 of it to her brother. How much chocolate bar does she have left?

• 2/3

• 5/12

• 3/4

• 1/3

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

• 2 cups

• 1/2 cup

• 1 1/12 cups

• 1 3/4 cups

At a party, 2/5 of the guests are children and 1/3 are adults. What fraction of the guests are children and adults combined?

• 3/5

• 11/15

• 7/15

• 1/2

A tank is filled with 3/4 of water, and 1/6 of the water is removed. How much water is left in the tank?

• 5/8

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 2/3

Samantha read 1/2 of a book and then 1/4 of another book. How much of the books did she read in total?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 1/4

• 1

A farmer harvested 3/5 of his corn and then sold 1/10 of it. How much corn does he have left?

• 4/5

• 27/50

• 1/2

• 3/10