Subtracting Fractions: Fun with Numbers and Pizzas!

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

• 3/4

• 2/4

• 1/4

• 1/2

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

• 1/2

• 5/9

• 4/9

• 2/3

A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar. If Sarah wants to make 3 batches, how much sugar does she need in total?

• 1 1/2 cups

• 3 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

There are 5/6 of a gallon of juice. If 1/2 gallon is poured out, how much juice is left?

• 1/3 gallon

• 2/3 gallon

• 3/5 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

Emma has 1/2 of a cake. She wants to share it equally with 2 friends. How much cake will each person get?

• 1/3

• 1/6

• 1/2

• 1/4

A gardener has 3/5 of a yard of soil. He uses 1/5 of it for planting flowers. How much soil does he have left?

• 2/5

• 3/10

• 12/25

• 1/5

If a ribbon is 4/5 of a yard long and you cut off 1/5 of a yard, how much ribbon is left?

• 1/2 of a yard

• 2/5 of a yard

• 3/5 of a yard

• 4/5 of a yard

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

• 1/2 of a liter

• 2/3 of a liter

• 1 liter

• 1/3 of a liter

A baker uses 3/4 of a pound of flour for cookies. If he uses 1/4 of a pound for cake, how much flour does he have left for other recipes?

• 1/2 pound

• -1/4 pound

• 1 pound

• 3/4 pound

If a box has 5/6 of a dozen eggs and 1/3 of them are used for baking, how many eggs are left in the box?

• 6

• 8

• 7

• 5