Fraction Challenges: Adding and Simplifying in Real Life

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

• 1/4

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 1/2

Tom has 2/3 of a chocolate bar. He gives 1/6 of it to his friend. How much chocolate bar does Tom have now? Simplify your answer.

• 3/4

• 5/9

• 2/3

• 1/2

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

• 1/2 cup

• 2 cups

• 3/4 cup

• 1 cup

In a garden, 3/5 of the flowers are roses and 1/4 of the flowers are tulips. How much of the garden is made up of roses and tulips together?

• 5/8

• 1/2

• 17/20

• 3/4

Emma drank 3/8 of a gallon of juice. Later, she drank another 1/4 gallon. How much juice did she drink in total?

• 7/8 gallon

• 5/8 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

A baker used 5/6 of a bag of flour for one cake and 1/3 of the same bag for another cake. How much flour did he use in total?

• 2/3 bags

• 7/6 bags

• 1 bag

• 3/2 bags

At a party, 1/2 of the guests are children and 1/3 of the guests are adults. What fraction of the guests are children and adults combined?

• 5/6

• 2/3

• 1/3

• 1/2

A farmer harvested 3/4 of his apples and sold 1/2 of those. How many apples did he sell?

• 3/4 of the total number of apples

• 1/4 of the total number of apples

• 3/8 of the total number of apples

• 1/2 of the total number of apples

In a class, 2/5 of the students are boys and 1/5 are girls. What fraction of the class are boys and girls combined?

• 4/5

• 1/2

• 3/5

• 2/5

A bottle contains 1/2 liter of water. If you pour out 1/4 liter, how much water is left in the bottle? Simplify your answer.

• 1/2 liter

• 3/4 liter

• 1 liter

• 1/4 liter