Adding Fractions with Common Denominators: Fun Word Problems

Lily has 1/4 of a pizza, and her friend gives her another 1/4 of a pizza. How much pizza does Lily have now?

• 1/4

• 1

• 3/4

• 1/2

Tom read 2/5 of a book last week and 1/5 of the same book this week. How much of the book has he read in total?

• 4/5

• 1/2

• 2/5

• 3/5

Sarah has 3/8 of a chocolate bar, and she eats another 2/8 of it. How much of the chocolate bar does she have left?

• 0/8

• 2/8

• 3/8

• 1/8

In a garden, 1/6 of the flowers are red and 2/6 are yellow. What fraction of the flowers are red and yellow together?

• 3/6

• 2/5

• 1/3

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 1/3 cup of sugar, and you decide to add another 1/3 cup. How much sugar do you have in total?

• 1 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

During a race, Jake ran 3/10 of a mile in the morning and 4/10 of a mile in the afternoon. How far did he run altogether?

• 1/2 of a mile

• 5/10 of a mile

• 7/10 of a mile

• 6/10 of a mile

Emma has 5/12 of a cake left, and she cuts another 3/12 of the cake to share. How much cake does she have now?

• 2/12

• 1/12

• 3/12

• 4/12

At a party, 2/9 of the guests are children and 3/9 are adults. What fraction of the guests are children and adults combined?

• 2/9

• 5/9

• 4/9

• 1/3

A jar contains 1/2 of a liter of juice, and you pour in another 1/2 liter. How much juice is in the jar now?

• 1/2 liter

• 2 liters

• 3/4 liter

• 1 liter

In a classroom, 1/4 of the students are wearing glasses and 2/4 are wearing hats. What fraction of the students are wearing glasses and hats together?

• 3/4

• 0

• 1/4

• 2/4