Fraction Fun: Word Problems & Subtracting Like Denominators

Lily has 3/8 of a pizza left. She eats 1/8 of it. How much pizza does she have now?

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 1/8

• 1/2

Tom read 5/6 of a book. He finished reading 1/6 of it. How much of the book did he read in total?

• 3/6

• 4/6

• 1

• 2

A recipe calls for 2/5 cup of sugar. If Maria uses 1/5 cup, how much sugar does she have left to use?

• 1/2 cup

• 3/5 cup

• 1/5 cup

• 2/5 cup

Sarah has 7/12 of a yard of fabric. She uses 3/12 of it for a project. How much fabric does she have remaining?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 2/3

A baker made 5/9 of a cake. He sold 2/9 of it. How much cake does he have left?

• 2/5

• 3/9

• 1/4

• 1/3

During a game, Jake scored 3/4 of the total points. If he scored 1/4 of the points in the last round, how many points did he score in total?

• 4

• 5

• 3

• 2

Emma drank 2/3 of a bottle of juice. If she drinks another 1/3, how much juice will she have consumed?

• 1/2 bottle of juice

• 2 bottles of juice

• 3/4 bottle of juice

• 1 bottle of juice

A gardener planted 3/5 of a garden with flowers. If he plants another 1/5 with vegetables, how much of the garden is now planted?

• 1/2

• 5/5

• 3/5

• 4/5

In a library, 6/7 of the books are fiction. If 2/7 of the fiction books are checked out, how many fiction books are left?

• (6/7)x

• (1/7)x

• (30/49)x

• (5/7)x