Adding and Subtracting Fractions in Everyday Life

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

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 9/16

Tom read 2/5 of his book on Monday and 1/5 on Tuesday. How much of the book has he read in total?

• 1/2

• 2/5

• 3/5

• 4/5

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 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/4 cup

Liam has 5/6 of a yard of ribbon. He uses 1/6 of a yard for a project. How much ribbon does he have left?

• 4/6 of a yard

• 3/6 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

• 2/3 of a yard

Emma drank 3/8 of a gallon of juice. If she drinks another 1/8 gallon, how much juice will she have consumed?

• 1/4 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1 gallon

A cake is cut into 8 equal pieces. If 3 pieces are eaten, what fraction of the cake is left?

• 3/8

• 5/8

• 7/8

• 1/2

In a class, 2/3 of the students are girls. If 1/3 of the girls leave, what fraction of the class remains?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 5/9

• 2/3

Jack has 7/10 of a liter of paint. He uses 2/10 of a liter for a project. How much paint does he have left?

• 1/2 liter

• 3/10 liter

• 2/10 liter

• 1/4 liter

A garden has 1/2 of its area planted with flowers. If 1/4 of that area is for roses, how much area is planted with roses?

• 1/8 of the total area of the garden

• 1/4 of the total area of the garden

• 1/16 of the total area of the garden

• 1/2 of the total area of the garden

Mia has 5/12 of a cake left. She gives away 1/12 of it to her friend. How much cake does she have now?

• 2/5

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/2