Adding & Subtracting Fractions in Real Life Adventures

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

• 1/2

• 5/12

• 2/3

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

• 1/15 cup

• 2/5 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

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

• 5/8

• 3/4

• 7/8

• 1/2

Mark read 1/2 of a book, and then he read another 1/6 of it. How much of the book has he read in total?

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 2/3

Emma has 5/6 of a yard of fabric, and she uses 1/2 of a yard for a project. How much fabric does she have left?

• 1/3 yard

• 3/6 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 2/3 yard

A cake was cut into 12 equal pieces. If 1/3 of the cake is left, how many pieces are remaining?

• 4 pieces

• 2 pieces

• 6 pieces

• 8 pieces

During a game, Alex scored 2/5 of the total points, and Jamie scored 1/4 of the total points. What fraction of the total points did they score together?

• 13/20

• 7/20

• 1/2

• 3/10

Samantha has 3/10 of a gallon of paint, and she uses 1/5 of a gallon for a project. How much paint does she have left?

• 2/10 of a gallon

• 1/10 of a gallon

• 1/4 of a gallon

• 3/5 of a gallon

A fruit basket contains 1/2 of an apple and 1/3 of a banana. How much fruit is in the basket altogether?

• 1/2

• 5/6

• 2/3

• 3/4

In a garden, 3/4 of the flowers are roses, and 1/6 are tulips. What fraction of the flowers are roses and tulips combined?

• 5/6

• 1/2

• 11/12

• 3/8