Real-Life Fraction Challenges: Subtracting in Context

Lily has 3/4 of a pizza. She gives 1/3 of the pizza to her friend. How much pizza does Lily have left?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 3/8

• 2/3

A recipe calls for 2/5 cup of sugar, but Sarah only has 1/2 cup. How much more sugar does she need to subtract from her total?

• 2/5 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/10 cup

• 1/3 cup

Tom read 5/6 of a book and then returned 1/4 of it to the library. How much of the book does Tom still have?

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 5/8

In a class, 3/8 of the students are girls. If 1/4 of the students are boys, how many more girls are there than boys?

• 1/4 more girls than boys

• 1/2 more girls than boys

• 1/8 fewer girls than boys

• (1/8)x more girls than boys

Emma has 7/10 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/5 of a yard for a project. How much fabric does she have left?

• 1/2 yard

• 2/5 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 3/10 yard

A tank is filled with 5/6 of water. If 1/3 of the water is used for a plant, how much water remains in the tank?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 5/9

• 3/4

During a sale, a store sold 2/3 of its toys. If 1/6 of the toys were returned, how many toys does the store have left?

• 1/2 of the original number of toys

• 1/4 of the original number of toys

• 1/3 of the original number of toys

• 2/3 of the original number of toys

A baker made 3/5 of a cake and sold 1/2 of it. How much cake does the baker have remaining?

• 3/10

• 1/3

• 2/5

• 1/4

In a garden, 4/5 of the flowers are blooming. If 1/3 of the blooming flowers wilt, how many blooming flowers are left?

• 1/2 of the total number of flowers

• 3/5 of the total number of flowers

• 2/3 of the total number of flowers

• 8/15 of the total number of flowers

A library has 7/8 of its books checked out. If 1/4 of those books are returned, how many books are still checked out?

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 21/32

• 3/4