Real-Life Fraction Challenges: Add and Simplify

Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. She eats 1/8 of the pizza. How much pizza does she have left? Simplify your answer.

• 5/8

• 7/8

• 1/2

• 3/4

Tom ran 2/5 of a mile in the morning and 1/10 of a mile in the evening. How far did he run in total? Simplify your answer.

• 3/10 mile

• 1/2 mile

• 1 mile

• 1/4 mile

A recipe calls for 1/3 cup of sugar and 1/4 cup of brown sugar. How much sugar is needed in total? Simplify your answer.

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 7/12 cup

• 2/3 cup

Lily read 2/5 of a book on Monday and 1/2 of the book on Tuesday. How much of the book has she read in total? Simplify your answer.

• 4/5

• 9/10

• 1/2

• 3/5

In a garden, 3/8 of the flowers are red and 1/4 are yellow. What fraction of the flowers are red and yellow combined? Simplify your answer.

• 5/8

• 7/8

• 3/8

• 1/2

A baker used 1/2 cup of flour for cookies and 1/3 cup for a cake. How much flour did he use in total? Simplify your answer.

• 5/6 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1 cup

During a race, John completed 3/10 of a mile and then 2/5 of a mile. How far did he run altogether? Simplify your answer.

• 3/5 mile

• 4/10 mile

• 7/10 mile

• 1 mile

Emma drank 1/6 of a gallon of juice and then 1/3 of a gallon. How much juice did she drink in total? Simplify your answer.

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 3/6 gallon

• 2/3 gallon

A class collected 2/5 of a pound of paper and 1/2 of a pound of plastic. How much material did they collect in total? Simplify your answer.

• 1/2

• 9/10

• 3/5

• 4/5

At a party, 1/4 of the guests are children and 1/3 are adults. What fraction of the guests are children and adults combined? Simplify your answer.

• 7/12

• 1/2

• 5/12

• 2/3