Subtracting Fractions: Fun Word Problems for Grade 3

Lily has 3/4 of a pizza. She eats 1/4 of it. How much pizza does she have left?

• 1/4

• 2/4

• 1/2

• 3/4

Tom has 5/6 of a chocolate bar. He gives away 2/6 to his friend. How much chocolate does Tom have now?

• 1/3

• 3/6

• 1/2

• 2/3

Sarah drank 2/5 of a juice bottle. Later, she drank another 1/5. How much juice did she drink in total?

• 3/5

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 4/5

A baker made 4/8 of a cake. He sold 3/8 of it. How much cake is left?

• 2/8

• 1/8

• 3/8

• 4/8

In a garden, there are 7/10 of a flower bed filled with roses. If 2/10 of the roses are picked, how many roses are left?

• 3/10

• 5/10

• 6/10

• 4/10

A teacher has 6/12 of a box of crayons. She uses 4/12 for a project. How many crayons are left in the box?

• 2/12

• 1/6

• 1/3

• 1/4

Mark has 9/10 of a yard of fabric. He uses 3/10 for a project. How much fabric does he have remaining?

• 4/10 of a yard

• 3/5 of a yard

• 2/10 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

Emma has 8/9 of a liter of milk. She pours out 2/9 for her cereal. How much milk is left?

• 2/3 of a liter

• 3/4 of a liter

• 5/9 of a liter

• 1/2 of a liter

A library has 5/7 of a shelf filled with books. If 1/7 of the books are checked out, how many books are still on the shelf?

• 2/7 of the shelf

• 5/7 of the shelf

• 3/7 of the shelf

• 4/7 of the shelf

Jake has 3/5 of a bag of marbles. He loses 1/5 of them. How many marbles does he have now?

• 3/10

• 1/5

• 2/5

• 12/25