• Question: What fraction of a cake remains if you’ve eaten 3 out of 8 slices?
  
  Answer: 5/8
• Question: If you have 1/4 of a pizza and your friend eats 2/4, what fraction of the pizza is left?
  
  Answer: 1/4
• Question: If you have 3/5 of a jar of jam and you use 2/5 of it, how much jam is left?
  
  Answer: 1/5
• Question: You have 4/7 of a box of chocolates. If you give away 1/7, what fraction do you have left?
  
  Answer: 3/7
• Question: If you divide 6/8 of a pie equally between two people, what fraction does each person get?
  
  Answer: 3/8
• Question: A chef uses 2/3 of a cup of flour in a recipe. If he has 1/3 cup left, how much did he start with?
  
  Answer: 1 cup
• Question: If you have 5/6 of a tank of gas and you use 1/6, what fraction of gas remains?
  
  Answer: 4/6 or 2/3
• Question: What fraction of an hour is 45 minutes?
  
  Answer: 3/4
• Question: If you have 2/10 of a cake and your friend has 3/10, what fraction of the cake do you both have?
  
  Answer: 1/2
• Question: You have 7/8 of a yard of fabric. If you cut off 1/4, how much fabric is left?
  
  Answer: 5/8
• Question: If you have 4/5 of a bag of marbles and you lose 1/5 of them, what fraction of marbles do you have left?
  
  Answer: 3/5
• Question: If you eat 3/4 of a sandwich and your friend eats 1/4, what fraction of the sandwich is gone?
  
  Answer: The whole sandwich (1/1)
• Question: If you have 3/10 of a dollar and you lose 1/10, what fraction of a dollar do you have left?
  
  Answer: 2/10 or 1/5
• Question: If you have 4/6 of a puzzle completed, what fraction is left to finish?
  
  Answer: 2/6 or 1/3
• Question: You have 9/12 of a dozen eggs. If you use 1/4, how many eggs remain?
  
  Answer: 6 eggs
• Question: If you have 2/3 of a yard of ribbon and you cut off 1/3, what fraction of ribbon do you have left?
  
  Answer: 1/3
• Question: You have 3/4 of a gallon of milk. If you pour out 1/2, how much milk is left?
  
  Answer: 3/8
• Question: If you have 5/6 of a book read and you read 1/3 more, what fraction of the book remains unread?
  
  Answer: 1/6
• Question: You have 7/10 of a dollar and you spend 3/10. How much money do you have left?
  
  Answer: 4/10 or 2/5
• Question: If you have 4/9 of a pizza left and you eat 1/3 of it, what fraction of the pizza remains?
  
  Answer: 1/3

• Question: If you have 2/5 of a bag of candy and you give away 3/10, what fraction of candy do you have left?
  
  Answer: 1/5
• Question: You have 3/7 of a box of crayons. If you lose 2/7, what fraction of crayons do you have left?
  
  Answer: 1/7
• Question: If you have 4/9 of a cake and you eat 2/9, what fraction of the cake remains?
  
  Answer: 2/9
• Question: What fraction of an hour is 20 minutes?
  
  Answer: 1/3
• Question: You have 5/8 of a jar of peanut butter. If you use 3/8, what fraction of peanut butter is left?
  
  Answer: 2/8 or 1/4
• Question: If you have 1/3 of a dollar and you find 1/6 more, how much money do you have in total?
  
  Answer: 1/2
• Question: You have 3/4 of a tank of water. If you use 1/2, what fraction of water remains?
  
  Answer: 3/8
• Question: If you have 2/3 of a yard of ribbon and you cut off 1/6, what fraction of ribbon do you have left?
  
  Answer: 5/6
• Question: You have 7/10 of a pizza left and you eat 3/10. What fraction of the pizza do you have left?
  
  Answer: 4/10 or 2/5
• Question: If you have 3/8 of a box of cookies and you eat 5/8, how much of the box have you eaten?
  
  Answer: The whole box (1/1)
• Question: You have 2/5 of a garden planted with flowers. If you plant 1/5 more, what fraction of the garden is planted?
  
  Answer: 3/5
• Question: If you have 1/4 of a mile left to walk and you’ve already walked 3/4, how much distance have you covered?
  
  Answer: 3/4
• Question: You have 4/7 of a puzzle completed. If you complete 2/7 more, what fraction of the puzzle remains?
  
  Answer: 1/7
• Question: If you have 3/5 of a dozen eggs and you use 1/5, how many eggs do you have left?
  
  Answer: 2/5
• Question: You have 2/3 of a cupcake. If you give away 1/6, what fraction of cupcake do you have left?
  
  Answer: 5/6
• Question: If you have 3/8 of a bag of chips and you eat 1/4, what fraction of chips do you have left?
  
  Answer: 5/8
• Question: You have 5/6 of a gallon of paint. If you use 2/6, how much paint do you have left?
  
  Answer: 3/6 or 1/2
• Question: If you have 2/5 of a dollar and you spend 1/5, how much money do you have left?
  
  Answer: 1/5
• Question: You have 3/4 of a book left to read. If you read 1/2, what fraction of the book remains?
  
  Answer: 1/4
• Question: If you have 4/9 of a pizza left and you eat 1/3, what fraction of the pizza remains?
  
  Answer: 1/3

Another Fraction riddles

• Question: If you have 3/4 of a bag of candy and you give away 1/2, what fraction of candy do you have left?
  
  Answer: 1/4
• Question: You have 2/3 of a box of pencils. If you lose 1/3, what fraction of pencils do you have left?
  
  Answer: 1/3
• Question: If you have 5/6 of a cake and you eat 2/6, what fraction of the cake remains?
  
  Answer: 3/6 or 1/2
• Question: What fraction of an hour is 15 minutes?
  
  Answer: 1/4
• Question: You have 4/7 of a jar of peanut butter. If you use 2/7, what fraction of peanut butter is left?
  
  Answer: 2/7
• Question: If you have 2/5 of a dollar and you find 1/5 more, how much money do you have in total?
  
  Answer: 3/5
• Question: You have 1/2 of a tank of water. If you use 1/4, what fraction of water remains?
  
  Answer: 3/8
• Question: If you have 3/4 of a yard of fabric and you cut off 1/3, what fraction of fabric do you have left?
  
  Answer: 1/2
• Question: You have 6/8 of a pizza left and you eat 3/8. What fraction of the pizza do you have left?
  
  Answer: 3/8
• Question: If you have 2/3 of a box of cookies and you eat 1/3, how much of the box have you eaten?
  
  Answer: 1/3
• Question: You have 3/5 of a garden planted with flowers. If you plant 2/5 more, what fraction of the garden is planted?
  
  Answer: 1
• Question: If you have 1/5 of a mile left to walk and you’ve already walked 4/5, how much distance have you covered?
  
  Answer: 4/5
• Question: You have 5/6 of a puzzle completed. If you complete 1/6 more, what fraction of the puzzle remains?
  
  Answer: 0
• Question: If you have 3/4 of a dozen eggs and you use 1/2, how many eggs do you have left?
  
  Answer: 3
• Question: You have 4/5 of a cupcake. If you give away 2/5, what fraction of cupcake do you have left?
  
  Answer: 2/5
• Question: If you have 2/3 of a bag of chips and you eat 1/3, what fraction of chips do you have left?
  
  Answer: 1/3
• Question: You have 3/4 of a gallon of paint. If you use 1/4, how much paint do you have left?
  
  Answer: 2/4 or 1/2
• Question: If you have 3/5 of a dollar and you spend 2/5, how much money do you have left?
  
  Answer: 1/5
• Question: You have 2/3 of a book left to read. If you read 1/3, what fraction of the book remains?
  
  Answer: 1/3
• Question: If you have 5/8 of a pizza left and you eat 1/4, what fraction of the pizza remains?
  
  Answer: 3/8

• Question: If you have 4/5 of a bag of popcorn and you share 2/5 with a friend, what fraction of popcorn do you have left?
  
  Answer: 2/5
• Question: You have 3/4 of a box of chocolates. If you eat 1/2, what fraction of chocolates remain?
  
  Answer: 3/8
• Question: If you have 2/3 of a cake and you give away 1/3, what fraction of the cake do you have left?
  
  Answer: 1/3
• Question: What fraction of an hour is 10 minutes?
  
  Answer: 1/6
• Question: You have 5/6 of a gallon of milk. If you use 2/6, how much milk do you have left?
  
  Answer: 3/6 or 1/2
• Question: If you have 3/4 of a dollar and you spend 1/4, how much money do you have left?
  
  Answer: 2/4 or 1/2
• Question: You have 2/5 of a tank of gas. If you use 1/5, what fraction of gas remains?
  
  Answer: 1/5
• Question: If you have 4/7 of a yard of ribbon and you use 3/7, what fraction of ribbon do you have left?
  
  Answer: 1/7
• Question: You have 3/8 of a pizza left and you eat 1/8. What fraction of the pizza do you have left?
  
  Answer: 2/8 or 1/4
• Question: If you have 1/3 of a box of crayons and you lose 1/6, what fraction of crayons do you have left?
  
  Answer: 1/6
• Question: You have 2/5 of a garden planted with vegetables. If you plant 1/5 more, what fraction of the garden is planted?
  
  Answer: 3/5
• Question: If you have 3/4 of a mile left to run and you’ve already run 1/4, how much distance have you covered?
  
  Answer: 3/4
• Question: You have 5/7 of a puzzle completed. If you complete 2/7 more, what fraction of the puzzle remains?
  
  Answer: 0
• Question: If you have 1/2 of a dozen eggs and you use 1/4, how many eggs do you have left?
  
  Answer: 3
• Question: You have 3/5 of a cupcake. If you give away 1/5, what fraction of cupcake do you have left?
  
  Answer: 2/5
• Question: If you have 2/3 of a bag of chips and you eat 1/3, what fraction of chips do you have left?
  
  Answer: 1/3
• Question: You have 3/4 of a gallon of paint. If you use 1/2, how much paint do you have left?
  
  Answer: 3/8
• Question: If you have 2/5 of a dollar and you spend 3/5, how much money do you have left?
  
  Answer: 0
• Question: You have 3/4 of a book left to read. If you read 1/4, what fraction of the book remains?
  
  Answer: 1/2

Getting over with Fraction riddles

• What fraction of a pie remains if you eat three-fourths of it?
• If you have a cake and cut it into halves, then cut one half into thirds, what fraction of the cake is left?
• John has 8 pieces of candy and gives away ( frac{3}{4} ) of them. How many pieces does he have left?
• If you have a rectangle divided into fifths and shade two-fifths of it, what fraction remains unshaded?
• If you have a pizza cut into eighths and you eat ( frac{5}{8} ) of it, how many slices are left?
• Mary had ( frac{3}{5} ) of a tank of gas in her car. After driving 50 miles, she used ( frac{1}{5} ) of what remained. What fraction of the tank is left?
• If you have a bag of marbles and take out ( frac{2}{3} ) of them, then put back ( frac{1}{4} ) of what you took out, what fraction of the original marbles are left?
• If you have a jar containing ( frac{7}{8} ) of a liter of water and pour out ( frac{1}{4} ) of it, how much water is left in the jar?
• If you have a cake and cut it into quarters, then eat ( frac{3}{4} ) of one quarter, what fraction of the cake remains?
• If you have a rope that is ( frac{3}{4} ) meters long and you cut ( frac{1}{3} ) of it off, how long is the remaining piece?
• If you have a stack of papers and tear off ( frac{2}{5} ) of them, then tear ( frac{1}{3} ) of what’s left, what fraction of the original stack remains?
• If you have a jar filled with ( frac{4}{5} ) liters of juice and you pour out ( frac{3}{10} ) of it, how much juice remains in the jar?
• If you have a ribbon that is ( frac{3}{8} ) meters long and you cut off ( frac{1}{8} ) of it, how long is the remaining piece?
• If you have a bag of popcorn and eat ( frac{2}{3} ) of it, then share ( frac{1}{4} ) of what’s left with your friend, what fraction of the original bag remains?
• If you have a box with ( frac{7}{10} ) of its chocolates eaten and you eat ( frac{1}{5} ) of what’s left, what fraction of the chocolates remain uneaten?
• If you have a rectangle divided into tenths and shade ( frac{3}{10} ) of it, what fraction remains unshaded?
• If you have a gallon of milk and pour out ( frac{2}{5} ) of it, then pour ( frac{1}{4} ) of what’s left into your cereal, what fraction of the original gallon remains?
• If you have a pile of leaves and rake away ( frac{4}{7} ) of them, then remove ( frac{1}{3} ) of what’s left, what fraction of the original pile remains?
• If you have a jar filled with ( frac{3}{4} ) liters of jellybeans and you eat ( frac{1}{2} ) of them, how many jellybeans are left in the jar?
• If you have a ribbon that is ( frac{5}{6} ) meters long and you cut off ( frac{2}{3} ) of it, how long is the remaining piece?