Adding and Subtracting Fractions: 5th Grade Challenge!

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

• 2/3

• 7/12

• 5/12

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 2/5 cup of sugar, but Sarah only has 1/3 cup. How much more sugar does she need to complete the recipe?

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 2/5 cup

• 1/15 cup

In a class, 3/8 of the students are boys and 1/4 are girls. What fraction of the class is made up of boys and girls combined?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 7/8

Emma read 2/5 of a book, and then she read another 1/3 of it. How much of the book has she read in total?

• 3/5

• 1/2

• 7/15

• 11/15

A baker used 3/10 of a bag of flour for one cake and 1/5 for another. How much flour did he use in total?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 2/5

• 3/5

Jack has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. He uses 1/2 of it for a project. How much fabric does he have left?

• 5/12 yards

• 1/3 yards

• 3/4 yards

• 2/3 yards

At a party, 3/4 of the guests are children and 1/6 are adults. What fraction of the guests are children and adults combined?

• 5/6

• 1/2

• 11/12

• 3/8

Samantha drank 2/3 of a liter of juice, and her brother drank 1/4 of a liter. How much juice did they drink together?

• 3/4 of a liter

• 1/2 of a liter

• 5/6 of a liter

• 11/12 of a liter

A gardener planted 1/2 of a garden with flowers and 1/3 with vegetables. What fraction of the garden is planted with flowers and vegetables?

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 5/6

• 1/3

During a sale, a store sold 3/5 of its toys. If 1/4 of the remaining toys were sold later, what fraction of the original toys are left?

• 1/2

• 2/5

• 4/5

• 3/10