Fraction Fun: Subtracting Fractions in Word Problems

Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. She eats 1/4 of it. How much pizza does she have left?

• 2/4

• 3/4

• 1/4

• 1/2

Tom has 5/6 of a chocolate bar. He gives away 2/6 to his friend. How much chocolate bar does Tom have now?

• 2/6

• 1/2

• 3/6

• 4/6

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you use 1/3 cup, how much more sugar do you need to add?

• 2/3 cup

• 1 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

Lily has 7/8 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 3/8 of it for a project. How much ribbon does she have remaining?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 5/8

• 3/8

In a class, 1/2 of the students are boys. If 1/4 of the boys leave, what fraction of the students are boys now?

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 1/4

• 1/2

A gardener has 5/10 of a bag of soil. He uses 3/10 of it for planting. How much soil is left in the bag?

• 1/10

• 2/10

• 4/10

• 3/10

Mark drank 3/5 of a bottle of juice. If he drinks another 1/5, how much juice will be left in the bottle?

• 3/5

• 2/5

• 4/5

• 1/5

Emma has 4/9 of a cake. She gives away 2/9 of it to her friend. How much cake does she have now?

• 2/9

• 1/9

• 4/9

• 3/9

A baker made 3/4 of a dozen cookies. If he sells 1/4 of them, how many cookies does he have left?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

In a fruit basket, there are 2/3 of an apple pie and 1/3 of a cherry pie. If you eat 1/3 of the apple pie, how much pie is left in total?

• 1/3 of an apple pie

• 1/2 of a cherry pie

• 1/4 of a pie

• 2/3 of pie