Adding & Subtracting Fractions in Everyday Life

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?

• 1/15 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 2/5 cup

• 1/2 cup

In a garden, 3/8 of the flowers are red, and 1/4 of the flowers are yellow. What fraction of the flowers are red and yellow combined?

• 7/8

• 1/2

• 3/8

• 5/8

Mark drank 5/6 of a juice bottle, and his sister drank 1/2 of the same bottle. How much juice did they drink together?

• 4/3

• 1/2

• 3/2

• 2/3

Emma read 3/5 of her book, and then she read another 1/10 of it. How much of the book has she read in total?

• 1/2

• 3/5

• 7/10

• 4/10

A cake was cut into 12 equal pieces. If 1/3 of the cake is left, how many pieces are remaining?

• 6 pieces

• 4 pieces

• 2 pieces

• 8 pieces

Tom has 2/5 of a yard of ribbon, and he needs 1/2 a yard for a project. How much more ribbon does he need?

• 1/10 of a yard

• 3/10 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

• 1/4 of a yard

At a party, 3/4 of the guests are children, and 1/6 are adults. What fraction of the guests are children and adults combined?

• 5/6

• 1/2

• 11/12

• 3/4

Samantha has 7/10 of a chocolate bar, and she gives 1/5 of it to her friend. How much chocolate does she have left?

• 3/10

• 1/2

• 5/25

• 14/25

A tank is filled with 3/4 of water. If 1/3 of the water is used, how much water remains in the tank?

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 1/4