Adding Fractions in Real Life: Finding Common 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?

• 7/12

• 2/3

• 5/12

• 1/2

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A recipe calls for 2/5 cup of sugar and 1/3 cup of brown sugar. How much sugar is needed in total?

• 1/2 cup

• 11/15 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 3/5 cup

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Sam read 3/8 of a book, and his sister read 1/2 of the same book. How much of the book did they read together?

• 1/4

• 7/8

• 5/8

• 3/4

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At a party, 1/6 of the guests are children and 1/3 are adults. What fraction of the guests are children and adults combined?

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 3/6

• 1/2

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Emma drank 2/5 of a juice box, and her brother drank 1/10 of the same juice box. How much juice did they drink in total?

• 3/10

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 2/3

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A gardener planted 1/4 of a garden with flowers and 1/3 with vegetables. What fraction of the garden is planted with flowers and vegetables?

• 5/12

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 7/12

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In a class, 1/2 of the students are girls and 1/6 are boys. What fraction of the class are girls and boys combined?

• 1/3

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 2/3

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A baker used 3/10 of a bag of flour for cookies and 1/5 for bread. How much flour did the baker use in total?

• 1/3

• 2/5

• 1/2

• 3/4

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During a race, Sarah ran 2/3 of a mile and John ran 1/4 of a mile. How far did they run together?

• 1/2 mile

• 11/12 mile

• 3/4 mile

• 1 mile

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A tank is filled with 1/2 of water and then 1/6 of water is added. How much water is in the tank now?

• 3/4

• 5/6

• 1/2

• 2/3

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