Fraction Fun: Solve & Simplify Pizza Party Problems

Lily has 1/4 of a pizza and her friend Tom has 1/3 of a pizza. How much pizza do they have together? Simplify your answer.

• 2/3

• 5/12

• 7/12

• 1/2

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

• 1/10 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

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?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 7/8

• 5/8

Mark ran 3/5 of a mile, and then he ran another 1/10 of a mile. How far did he run in total?

• 1/2 mile

• 1 mile

• 3/4 mile

• 7/10 mile

Emma read 2/3 of a book and then 1/6 of it the next day. How much of the book has she read in total?

• 5/6

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/4

A baker used 3/4 of a cup of flour for one cake and 1/2 of a cup for another. How much flour did he use in total?

• 1.5 cups

• 1.25 cups

• 2 cups

• 3/4 cup

A tank holds 1/2 gallon of water. If 1/4 gallon is already in the tank, how much more water is needed to fill it?

• 1 gallon

• 1/3 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

During a sale, a store sold 3/10 of its toys on the first day and 1/5 on the second day. What fraction of the toys were sold in total?

• 1/2

• 3/5

• 1/3

• 2/5

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

• 1/4 of the total apples

• 1/3 of the total apples

• 1/2 of the harvested apples

• 1/6 of the total apples