Mixed Numbers Representation

A builder cut 2 7/8 inches off a length of lumber. The lumber was 3 3/8 inches to start with. How much is left over?

• 6/8

• 1 4/8

• 4/8

• 1 3/8

Abel visited his grandpa 5 3/4 miles away. They stopped at a gas station after 2 1/4 miles. How much longer does he have to drive?

• 2 2/4

• 7 3/4

• 1 2/4

• 3 2/4

Mimi cut 5 oranges into sixths for a picnic. After the picnic, there was only 4/6 of an orange left. How many oranges were eaten?

• 4 1/6

• 4 2/6

• 1 2/6

• 5 4/6

A baker used 3 7/8 bars of chocolate to bake a cake and had 1 5/8 left over. Then she ate 4/8 of another bar. How many chocolate bars did she have at the start?

• 6 bars

• 5 7/8 bars

• 4 bars

• 5 4/8 bars

Mom had 5 2/6 yards of fabric. She cut off 3/6 yards for a quilt. She also cut 2 4/6 yards off the roll of fabric for another quilt. How much fabric did she have left?

• 4 5/6 yards

• 2 1/6 yards

• 2 yards

• 2 4/6 yards

Mrs. Hill's class ate 5 3/4 cookies on Valentine's Day. Mrs. G's class ate 3 1/4 cookies. How much more did Mrs. Hill's class eat than Mrs. G's class?

• 2 2/4 cookies

• 1 2/4 cookies

• 9 cookies

• 8 2/4 cookies

Mrs. Vasquez bought 2 1/3 pounds of grapes and 1 2/3 pounds of bananas. How many total pounds of fruit did she buy?

• 5 pounds

• 4 pounds

• 2 1/3 pounds

• 1 2/3 pounds

Nate takes his dog for a walk every weekend. They walked 4 5/8 miles on Saturday. They walked 2 7/8 less miles on Sunday. How many miles did he walk on Sunday?

• 2 7/8 miles

• 2 2/8 miles

• 1 6/8 miles

• 1 5/8 miles

When painting his bedroom George used 3 5/6 liters of blue paint and 2 4/6 liters of red paint. How much paint did he use altogether?

• 5 9/6 liters

• 6 1/2 liters

• 1 1/6 liters

• 5 1/6 liters

Use the number line to solve 2 3/8-1 5/8.

• 6/8

• 3/8

• 5/8

• 1 2/8