Real-Life Word Problems: Mixed Numbers and Fractions

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make half of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 3/8 cup

Lily has 2 1/2 yards of ribbon. She uses 1 1/4 yards for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 3 1/4 yards

• 2 yards

• 1 1/4 yards

• 1 yard

Tom has 1 3/4 liters of juice. He drinks 1/2 liter. How much juice does he have now?

• 1 1/2 liters

• 1 liter

• 1 1/4 liters

• 2 liters

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If Sarah eats 3/8 of the pizza, what fraction of the pizza is left?

• 2/8

• 3/4

• 1/8

• 5/8

In a garden, 5/6 of the plants are flowers. If 1/3 of the flowers are roses, what fraction of the plants are roses?

• 2/5

• 1/4

• 3/10

• 5/18

A cake is divided into 12 pieces. If 4 pieces are chocolate and the rest are vanilla, what fraction of the cake is vanilla?

• 5/12

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 3/12

Emma read 2 1/2 books this month. If she reads 1 1/2 more books next month, how many books will she have read in total?

• 3.0 books

• 5.0 books

• 2.0 books

• 4.0 books

A box contains 3/5 of a pound of nuts. If you eat 1/5 of a pound, how much is left in the box?

• 3/5 of a pound

• 2/5 of a pound

• 1/2 of a pound

• 4/5 of a pound

At a party, 2/3 of the guests are children. If there are 12 children, how many guests are there in total?

• 30

• 24

• 15

• 18

A farmer harvested 4 1/2 bushels of apples. If he sells 2 1/4 bushels, how many bushels does he have left?

• 3 bushels

• 4 bushels

• 2 1/4 bushels

• 1 1/4 bushels