Mastering Fraction Word Problems: Mixed Numbers & More

A recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour. If you want to make half of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 3 cups

• 1 1/4 cups

Sarah has 3/4 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 1/2 of it for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 5/8 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

• 3/8 of a yard

• 1/4 of a yard

A garden is planted with 1/3 of an acre of tomatoes. If each tomato plant takes up 1/6 of an acre, how many tomato plants can be planted?

• 2

• 4

• 3

• 1

Tom has 5 1/4 pounds of apples. He wants to divide them equally into bags that hold 3/4 of a pound each. How many bags can he fill?

• 5

• 8

• 6

• 7

A car travels 2 1/2 miles every hour. How far will it travel in 4 hours?

• 8 miles

• 6 miles

• 10 miles

• 12 miles

Emma drank 3/5 of a gallon of juice. If she wants to refill her glass with 1/4 of a gallon, how much juice will she have left?

• 1/2 of a gallon

• 3/4 of a gallon

• 7/20 of a gallon

• 2/5 of a gallon

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3/4 of the pizza, how many slices are left?

• 3

• 1

• 4

• 2

A recipe requires 1/2 cup of sugar. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 1 1/2 cups

• 3/4 cup

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

A baker has 2 2/3 dozen cookies. If he sells 1/3 of them, how many cookies does he have left?

• 24

• 18

• 20

• 22

A tank holds 5 1/2 gallons of water. If 1/4 of the tank is filled, how many gallons of water are in the tank?

• 1/2 gallon

• 1 3/8 gallons

• 3 1/4 gallons

• 2 gallons