Fraction Adventures: Adding & Subtracting in Real Life

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

• 5/12

• 1/2

• 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?

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 2/5 cup

• 1/15 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?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 2/8

• 5/8

Mark drank 5/6 of a gallon of juice, and then his sister drank 1/3 of a gallon. How much juice did they drink in total?

• 1 1/6 gallons

• 1 gallon

• 2/3 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

Emma read 2/5 of a book, and then she read another 1/2 of the book. How much of the book has she read in total?

• 3/5

• 1/2

• 7/10

• 9/10

A cake was cut into 12 equal pieces. If 1/4 of the cake is left, how many pieces are remaining?

• 3 pieces

• 6 pieces

• 2 pieces

• 4 pieces

During a party, 3/10 of the guests were children and 1/5 were adults. What fraction of the guests were children and adults combined?

• 1/3

• 2/5

• 3/10

• 1/2

A baker used 3/4 of a cup of flour for cookies and 1/2 of a cup for cake. How much flour did he use in total?

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 3/2 cups

• 5/4 cups

In a class, 1/6 of the students are boys and 1/3 are girls. What fraction of the students are boys and girls combined?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 2/3

A farmer harvested 2/3 of his apples and then sold 1/4 of what he harvested. How many apples did he sell?

• 1/4 of the total apples

• 1/6 of the total apples

• 1/2 of the harvested apples

• 1/3 of the total apples