Real-Life Fraction Adventures: Visuals & Reasonableness

Lily has 1/3 of a pizza and her friend Tom has 1/4 of a pizza. How much pizza do they have together? Use a visual model to show your work.

• 7/12

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 5/12

A recipe calls for 2/5 cup of sugar and 1/3 cup of brown sugar. How much sugar is needed in total? Check if your answer makes sense by estimating.

• 3/5 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 11/15 cup

• 2/3 cup

In a garden, 1/6 of the area is planted with flowers and 1/2 is planted with vegetables. What fraction of the garden is planted? Use a visual model to help you add the fractions.

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 1/2

A cake is cut into 8 equal pieces. Sarah ate 3/8 of the cake and her brother ate 1/4 of it. How much of the cake did they eat together? Verify your answer by checking if it is reasonable.

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 5/8

• 7/8

During a party, 1/5 of the guests are children and 2/3 are adults. What fraction of the guests are children and adults combined? Use a visual model to represent your answer.

• 1/3

• 3/5

• 13/15

• 1/2

Emma drank 1/2 of a liter of juice and her sister drank 1/3 of a liter. How much juice did they drink in total? Check if your answer is reasonable by estimating the total.

• 1/2 liter

• 2/3 liter

• 3/4 liter

• 5/6 liter

A ribbon is 3/4 yard long, and another piece is 1/6 yard long. How long are the two pieces of ribbon together? Use a visual model to illustrate your solution.

• 2/3 yard

• 5/6 yard

• 11/12 yard

• 1/2 yard

In a classroom, 2/5 of the students are girls and 1/10 are boys. What fraction of the students are girls and boys combined? Check if your answer is reasonable by estimating the total number of students.

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 2/5

• 3/10

A book has 1/2 of its pages read by John and 1/3 by Mary. How much of the book has been read in total? Use a visual model to help you add the fractions.

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 5/6

At a picnic, 3/8 of the food is fruit and 1/2 is sandwiches. How much of the food is fruit and sandwiches combined? Verify your answer by checking if it is reasonable.

• 7/8

• 3/4

• 1/4

• 5/8