Adding and Subtracting Fractions Fun for 3rd Graders

Lily has 3/8 of a pizza left. She eats 2/8 of it. How much pizza does she have now?

• 1/8

• 0/8

• 3/8

• 2/8

Tom has 5/6 of a chocolate bar. He gives away 1/6 to his friend. How much chocolate bar does Tom have left?

• 4/6

• 3/6

• 2/3

• 1/2

Sarah drank 1/4 of a juice bottle. Later, she drank another 2/4 of it. How much juice did she drink in total?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 2/4

A baker used 3/10 of a bag of flour for cookies and 4/10 for cake. How much flour did he use altogether?

• 1/10

• 7/10

• 5/10

• 8/10

In a garden, 2/5 of the flowers are red and 1/5 are yellow. How many flowers are red and yellow combined?

• 3/5

• 2/5

• 4/5

• 1/5

A class collected 3/12 of a dollar in pennies and 4/12 in nickels. How much money did they collect in total?

• 5/12 of a dollar

• 7/12 of a dollar

• 1/2 of a dollar

• 3/12 of a dollar

Emma has 7/9 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 2/9 for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 3/9

• 4/9

• 6/9

• 5/9

Jake read 5/7 of a book and then read another 1/7. How much of the book has he read now?

• 5/7

• 4/7

• 6/7

• 7/7

A farmer harvested 6/15 of his apples and sold 3/15. How many apples does he have left?

• 1/15

• 3/15

• 4/15

• 2/15

Mia has 4/5 of a cake. She gives away 1/5 to her friend. How much cake does Mia have now?

• 3/5

• 4/5

• 1/5

• 2/5