Adding & Subtracting Fractions in Real-Life Scenarios

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

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 7/12

• 5/12

A recipe calls for 2/5 cup of sugar, but Sarah only has 1/3 cup. How much more sugar does she need to make the recipe?

• 1/15 cup

• 2/5 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

In a garden, 3/8 of the flowers are red and 1/2 of the flowers are yellow. How much of the garden is covered by red and yellow flowers?

• 1/4

• 5/8

• 7/8

• 3/8

Mark drank 3/5 of a juice bottle, and then he drank another 1/10 of the same bottle. How much juice did he drink in total?

• 7/10

• 4/5

• 3/10

• 1/2

Emma read 2/3 of her book, and then she read another 1/6 of it. How much of the book has she read now?

• 5/6

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 1/2

A cake was cut into 12 equal pieces. If 5 pieces were eaten, what fraction of the cake is left?

• 1/2

• 5/12

• 7/12

• 1/3

Tom has 3/4 of a yard of ribbon, and he uses 1/2 of it for a project. How much ribbon does he have left?

• 3/8 of a yard

• 1/4 of a yard

• 5/8 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

At a party, 1/5 of the guests are children and 2/3 of the guests are adults. What fraction of the guests are children and adults combined?

• 13/15

• 2/5

• 1/3

• 3/4

Samantha has 7/10 of a liter of juice. She pours out 1/5 of a liter. How much juice does she have left?

• 1/2 liter

• 3/10 liter

• 1/4 liter

• 2/5 liter

A baker made 3/4 of a pie and sold 1/3 of it. How much of the pie is left with the baker?

• 2/3 of the pie

• 1/2 of the pie

• 1/4 of the pie

• 3/4 of the pie