Subtracting Fractions: Fun with Like Denominators!

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

• 5/8

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Tom has 5/6 of a chocolate bar. He gives away 1/3 of it to his friend. How much chocolate bar does he have now?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 5/9

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar, but Sarah only has 1/4 cup. How much more sugar does she need to buy?

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 5/12 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A baker made 7/8 of a cake. He sold 1/4 of it. How much cake does he have remaining?

• 21/32

• 5/8

• 3/4

• 1/2

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Emma has 1/2 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 1/3 of it for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 2/3 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 1/3 yard

• 1/2 yard

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A bottle contains 3/4 of a liter of juice. If 1/2 of it is poured out, how much juice remains in the bottle?

• 1/4 liters

• 1/2 liters

• 3/8 liters

• 3/4 liters

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

During a party, 5/6 of the guests are children. If 1/3 of the children leave, how many children are still at the party?

• (1/2)G

• (2/3)G

• (5/9)G

• (3/4)G

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

A farmer harvested 2/3 of his apples. He sold 1/4 of the harvested apples. How many apples does he have left?

• 1/3 of the total apples

• 2/3 of the total apples

• 1/4 of the harvested apples

• 1/2 of the total apples

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.5B

Samantha read 3/5 of her book. If she finishes 1/5 of it, how much of the book does she have left to read?

• 2/5

• 1/5

• 3/5

• 4/5

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D