Mastering Mixed Numbers: Fun Fraction Word Problems!

1. Sarah has 3 1/2 cups of flour. She uses 1 3/4 cups to bake cookies. How much flour does she have left?

• 2 cups

• 1 3/4 cups

• 3 cups

• 1 cup

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If Maria wants to make 3 batches of the recipe, how much sugar does she need in total?

• 3 cups

• 1/2 cup

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

3. Tom has 4 1/4 meters of ribbon. He cuts off 2 2/3 meters for a project. How much ribbon does he have remaining?

• 3 1/2 meters

• 1 7/12 meters

• 2 1/3 meters

• 1 1/4 meters

4. A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If John eats 3/8 of the pizza and his friend eats 1/4 of it, how much pizza is left?

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 2/8

5. Lisa read 1 1/2 books in January and 2 3/4 books in February. How many books did she read in total over the two months?

• 4 3/4

• 4 1/4

• 5 1/4

• 3 1/2

6. A tank holds 5 1/2 gallons of water. If 2 1/4 gallons are used for watering plants, how much water is left in the tank?

• 3 1/4 gallons

• 1 1/4 gallons

• 4 gallons

• 2 1/2 gallons

7. A baker made 3 3/4 dozen cookies. If he sold 1 1/2 dozen, how many cookies does he have left?

• 27 cookies

• 30 cookies

• 24 cookies

• 15 cookies

8. If a car travels 2 1/5 miles in the first hour and 3 3/10 miles in the second hour, how far did it travel in total?

• 6 miles

• 7.5 miles

• 5.5 miles

• 4 miles

9. Emma has 7/8 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/2 yard for a project. How much fabric does she have left?

• 3/8 yard

• 5/8 yard

• 1 yard

• 1/4 yard

10. A fruit basket contains 2 1/2 pounds of apples and 1 3/4 pounds of oranges. How much fruit is there in total?

• 2 pounds

• 4 1/4 pounds

• 5 pounds

• 3 1/2 pounds