Adding & Simplifying Fractions: Pizza, Books, and More!

Lily has 1/4 of a pizza left, and she buys another 2/4 of a pizza. How much pizza does she have now? Simplify your answer.

• 3/4

• 1/4

• 2/4

• 1/2

Tom read 3/8 of a book last week and 2/8 of the same book this week. How much of the book has he read in total? Simplify your answer.

• 6/8

• 3/8

• 5/8

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 1/3 cup of sugar, and Sarah adds another 1/3 cup. How much sugar does she have now? Simplify your answer.

• 1/4 cup

• 1 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

In a garden, 2/5 of the flowers are red and 1/5 are yellow. What fraction of the flowers are red and yellow together? Simplify your answer.

• 3/5

• 1/2

• 2/5

• 4/5

Emma drank 3/6 of a juice box and then drank another 2/6. How much juice did she drink in total? Simplify your answer.

• 4/6

• 5/6

• 2/3

• 1/2

A baker used 1/2 cup of flour for cookies and 1/2 cup for cake. How much flour did he use altogether? Simplify your answer.

• 1/2 cup

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 3/4 cup

During a race, Jake ran 4/10 of a mile, and then he ran another 3/10 of a mile. How far did he run in total? Simplify your answer.

• 7/10

• 3/10

• 1/2

• 1/4

At a party, 1/6 of the guests are children and 2/6 are adults. What fraction of the guests are children and adults combined? Simplify your answer.

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 1/3

• 1/4

A class collected 3/12 of a pound of paper and then collected another 4/12 of a pound. How much paper did they collect in total? Simplify your answer.

• 2/3

• 5/12

• 7/12

• 1/2

Samantha has 5/9 of a yard of ribbon and buys another 2/9 of a yard. How much ribbon does she have now? Simplify your answer.

• 7/9

• 8/9

• 3/9

• 1/2