Solving Mixed Number Word Problems with Fractions

A recipe calls for 3/4 of a cup of sugar. If you want to make 2 batches of the recipe, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 1.5 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 3/4 cup

Sarah has 1 1/2 yards of ribbon. She uses 2/3 of it to make a bow. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 2/3 yards

• 1 1/4 yards

• 1 yard

• 0.5 yards

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If John eats 3/4 of the pizza, how many slices did he eat?

• 8 slices

• 2 slices

• 6 slices

• 4 slices

A garden has 2 1/4 square meters of space for planting flowers. If each flower takes up 1/3 of a square meter, how many flowers can be planted?

• 6

• 10

• 8

• 4

Tom has 5/6 of a gallon of paint. He uses 1/2 of it to paint a fence. How much paint does he have left?

• 3/4 gallons

• 5/12 gallons

• 2/3 gallons

• 1/3 gallons

A car travels 3/5 of a mile every minute. How far will it travel in 4 minutes?

• 1.5 miles

• 2.4 miles

• 3 miles

• 0.6 miles

Emily has 2 1/2 pounds of flour. She uses 1/5 of it to make cookies. How much flour does she have left?

• 2 1/4 pounds

• 1 1/2 pounds

• 3 pounds

• 2 pounds

A box contains 3/4 of a pound of nuts. If you eat 1/2 of the box, how much nuts do you have left?

• 5/8 of a pound

• 1/2 of a pound

• 1/4 of a pound

• 3/8 of a pound

A recipe requires 1 1/3 cups of milk. If you want to make 3 batches, how many cups of milk do you need?

• 5 cups

• 2 cups

• 4 cups

• 3 cups

A baker has 4 1/2 dozen cookies. If he sells 2/3 of them, how many cookies does he have left?

• 18

• 30

• 24

• 12