Fraction Word Problems: Adding, Subtracting & Converting

Lily has 3/4 of a pizza. She eats 1/2 of it. How much pizza does she have left?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 3/8

Tom has 2 1/3 yards of fabric. He uses 1 1/4 yards to make a shirt. How much fabric does he have remaining?

• 1 yard

• 1 1/12 yards

• 2 yards

• 1 1/2 yards

A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar. If Sarah wants to make 2 batches, how much sugar does she need in total?

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

Emma has 5/6 of a chocolate bar. She gives 1/3 of it to her friend. How much chocolate bar does she have now?

• 1/2

• 5/9

• 3/4

• 2/3

A baker made 3 1/2 dozen cookies. He sold 2 1/4 dozen. How many cookies does he have left?

• 10 cookies

• 20 cookies

• 15 cookies

• 5 cookies

In a garden, 1/2 of the plants are flowers and 1/4 are vegetables. What fraction of the plants are neither flowers nor vegetables?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 3/4

• 1/4

A jug contains 2 1/2 liters of juice. If 1 3/4 liters are poured out, how much juice remains in the jug?

• 1 liter

• 2 liters

• 1 1/2 liters

• 0.75 liters

During a party, 3/5 of the guests are children. If there are 20 guests in total, how many are children?

• 10

• 12

• 15

• 8

A box contains 4 1/2 pounds of apples. If 2 1/3 pounds are used for a pie, how many pounds of apples are left?

• 3 pounds

• 2 1/6 pounds

• 4 pounds

• 1 1/2 pounds

A class collected 3 3/4 pounds of paper for recycling. If they recycle 2 1/2 pounds, how much paper is left to recycle?

• 1 pound

• 3 pounds

• 2 pounds

• 1 1/4 pounds