Fraction Word Problems: Adding Unlike Denominators

Sarah 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

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 5/12

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

• 1/3 cup

• 1/5 cup

• 0 cups

• 1/4 cup

In a class, 3/8 of the students are girls and 1/4 are boys. What fraction of the class is neither girls nor boys?

• 1/4

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 1/2

Liam drank 3/10 of a gallon of juice, and his sister drank 1/5 of a gallon. How much juice did they drink in total?

• 1/4 gallon

• 2/3 gallon

• 3/5 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

A baker used 1/6 of a bag of flour for cookies and 1/3 of the bag for bread. How much flour did he use in total?

• 1/8

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

Emma read 2/5 of her book, and her brother read 1/2 of it. How much of the book have they read together?

• 3/5

• 1/4

• 9/10

• 7/10

At a party, 3/4 of the guests are adults and 1/3 are children. What fraction of the guests are neither adults nor children?

• 0

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/4

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

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/6

• 2/3

In a fruit basket, 1/6 of the fruits are apples and 1/2 are bananas. What fraction of the basket is filled with other fruits?

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 2/5

A car traveled 3/5 of a mile and then 1/4 of a mile. How far did the car travel in total?

• 1/2 mile

• 3/4 mile

• 17/20 miles

• 1 mile