Fun with Adding and Subtracting Fractions in Real Life

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

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 2/4

• 3/4

Tom has 2/5 of a chocolate bar. He buys another 1/5 of a chocolate bar. How much chocolate does he have now?

• 3/5

• 1/2

• 4/5

• 2/5

A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar. If Maria uses 1/4 cup, how much more sugar does she need to add?

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

In a garden, 3/8 of the flowers are red and 2/8 are yellow. How many more red flowers are there than yellow flowers?

• 3/8

• 1/8

• 1/4

• 2/8

Sam drank 5/6 of a juice bottle. If the bottle was originally 1 whole, how much juice is left?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 1/6

• 3/4

Emma has 1/3 of a yard of ribbon. She cuts off 1/6 of a yard. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 1/2 of a yard

• 1/6 of a yard

• 1/4 of a yard

• 2/3 of a yard

A baker made 3/4 of a cake. He sold 1/2 of it. How much cake does he have remaining?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 5/8

At a party, 2/3 of the guests are children and 1/3 are adults. If there are 12 guests in total, how many children are there?

• 10

• 6

• 8

• 4

Jake has 5/8 of a gallon of paint. He uses 3/8 of it for a project. How much paint does he have left?

• 1/8 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

Sophie read 1/2 of her book on Monday and 1/4 on Tuesday. How much of the book has she read in total?

• 3/4

• 1

• 1/4

• 1/2