Fun with Fraction Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

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

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 2/4

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Tom has 2/3 of a chocolate bar. He gives 1/3 to his friend. How much chocolate bar does he have now?

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

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

• 3/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Liam has 5/6 of a yard of ribbon. He uses 1/2 yard for a project. How much ribbon does he have left?

• 2/3 yard

• 3/6 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 1/3 yard

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Emma read 3/5 of her book. If the book has 10 chapters, how many chapters does she have left to read?

• 2 chapters

• 5 chapters

• 4 chapters

• 1 chapter

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

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

• 5/9

• 4/9

• 2/3

• 1/2

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

In a fruit basket, there are 1/2 dozen apples. If 1/4 dozen apples are eaten, how many apples are left?

• 6 apples

• 4 apples

• 3 apples

• 2 apples

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A gardener planted 3/4 of a garden with flowers. If he plants 1/4 more with vegetables, what fraction of the garden is now planted?

• 2/4

• 1

• 1/2

• 3/4

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Jack has 1/2 of a liter of juice. He drinks 1/4 of it. How much juice is left in liters?

• 3/4 liters

• 1/2 liters

• 1/4 liters

• 3/8 liters

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A class has 3/5 of their homework completed. If they finish 1/5 more, what fraction of the homework will be done?

• 4/5

• 5/5

• 3/5

• 1/2

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D