Adding & Subtracting Fractions in Everyday Recipes

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of brown sugar. How much sugar is needed in total?

• 2 cups

• 3/4 cup

• 1 1/4 cups

• 1 cup

If you have 2/3 gallon of lemonade and you pour out 1/4 gallon, how much lemonade do you have left?

• 1/2 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

• 5/12 gallon

• 2/3 gallon

A fruit punch is made by mixing 1/3 gallon of orange juice and 1/6 gallon of pineapple juice. How much fruit punch do you have in total?

• 3/4 gallon

• 2/3 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

You have 5/8 of a gallon of milk and you use 1/4 of a gallon for a recipe. How much milk do you have remaining?

• 3/8 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 2/8 gallon

• 4/8 gallon

A gardener mixes 1/2 cup of soil with 1/3 cup of compost. How much mixture does the gardener have?

• 3/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 5/6 cup

• 1 cup

If a chef uses 3/5 of a cup of flour for one recipe and 2/5 of a cup for another, how much flour did the chef use in total?

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

A drink recipe requires 1/2 cup of soda and 1/4 cup of juice. How much liquid is in the drink?

• 1/4 cup

• 1 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

You have 3/4 of a pizza and you eat 1/2 of it. How much pizza do you have left?

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 1/4

A smoothie is made with 2/3 cup of yogurt and 1/4 cup of milk. How much mixture is there in total?

• 11/12 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1 cup

• 1/2 cup

If you mix 1/2 of a gallon of water with 1/3 of a gallon of juice, how much liquid do you have altogether?

• 5/6 gallon

• 2/3 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

• 1 gallon