Fraction Word Problems: Fun with Mixed Numbers!

Lily has 3/4 of a pizza. She eats 1/2 of it. How much pizza does she have left?

• 5/8

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/8

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

• 1 1/12 yards

• 1 yard

• 1 1/2 yards

• 2 yards

A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar. If Sarah wants to make 1 1/4 times the recipe, how much sugar does she need?

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 1 cup of sugar

• 3/4 cup of sugar

• 5/8 cup of sugar

In a fruit basket, there are 5/6 of a pound of apples and 1/3 of a pound of oranges. How much fruit is there in total?

• 3/2 pounds

• 7/6 pounds

• 2/3 pounds

• 1 pound

Emma read 2 1/2 hours last week and 1 3/4 hours this week. How many hours did she read in total?

• 3 1/2 hours

• 4 1/4 hours

• 2 3/4 hours

• 5 hours

A tank can hold 3 1/2 gallons of water. If it currently has 2 1/4 gallons, how much more water can it hold?

• 2 gallons

• 1 gallon

• 3 gallons

• 1 1/4 gallons

During a sale, a store sold 1/2 of its 3/4 stock of toys. How much of the stock is left?

• 1/4

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 1/2

A baker made 2 2/5 dozen cookies. He sold 1 1/2 dozen. How many cookies does he have left?

• 10 cookies

• 12 cookies

• 8 cookies

• 15 cookies

A gardener planted 1/3 of a garden with flowers and 1/4 with vegetables. What fraction of the garden is planted?

• 7/12

• 5/12

• 1/2

• 2/3

If a car uses 3/4 of a tank of gas for a trip and has 1/2 tank left after the trip, how much gas was in the tank before the trip?

• 4

• 1

• 2

• 3