Subtract Mixed Numbers Word Problems

Ms. Patel cut 3   1/2 inches of wood off of a board that was originally 7   3/4 inches long. How long was the board after she made the cut?

• 4 inches

• 4   1/6 inches

• 4    1/4 inches

• 4    1/2 inches

Olivia had a piece of wire that was 5  7/8 feet long. She cut a 1  2/16 foot section from the wire. Which measurement is closest to the length of the piece of wire remaining?

• 3 feet

• 4 feet

• 5 feet

• 6 feet 

Marie needs 2 ¹/₄ yards of fabric/ She already has 1 ³/₈ yards. How many more yards of fabric does she need? 

• ¹/₈ yard

• ³/₄ yard

• ⁷/₈ yard

• 1 ⁷/₈ yards

Last week the office used 7 1/6 boxes of paper. This week they used 3  3/4 boxes of paper. How many more did they use last week than this week?

• 10  4/10

• 4  5/12

• 4  7/12

• 3  5/12

Last week, the fourth graders at Raymond Elementary walked 2 and 1/6 miles during P.E, and the fourth graders at Edgewood walked 1 and 1/2 miles. How much further did the Raymond students walk than the Edgewood students?

• 1 and 1/6 miles

• 1 and 1/4 miles

• 1/2 mile

• 2/3 mile

Jaden swims a race in 29 3/10 seconds.  Ms. Montelin swims the race in 33 9/10 seconds.  How much faster was Jaden than Ms. Montelin?  

• 3/5

• 5 1/5

• 4 3/5

• 1 1/5

• 4  1/5
• 4  14/15
• 3  9/15
• 3  14/15

Jack made 5  2/8 dozen cookies. His sister made 3  3/4 dozen cookies. How many more dozen did Jack make than his sister?

• 8  4/4 dozen

• 1  2/4 dozen

• 2  1/2 dozen

• 1   1/2 dozen

A family bought 11 7/12 pounds of potatoes. They used 7 1/12 pounds of it. How much is left? Answer in simplest form.

• 4 6/12 pounds

• 4 1/2 pounds

• 18 1/2 pounds

• 5 6/12 pounds