Subtracting Fractions: Fun with Improper and Simplified Forms

Lily has 5 apples. She gives away 2/3 of an apple to her friend. How many apples does she have left?

• 3.5

• 5

• 4

• 4.33

Tom has 4 whole pizzas. He eats 1 1/2 pizzas. How many pizzas does he have remaining?

• 3 pizzas

• 2.5 pizzas

• 4 pizzas

• 1 pizza

A baker made 6 cakes. He sold 2 1/4 cakes. How many cakes does he have left?

• 5 1/4

• 2 1/2

• 3 3/4

• 4

Sarah has 3 liters of juice. She pours out 1/2 liter for a party. How much juice does she have now?

• 3 liters

• 2 liters

• 1 liter

• 2.5 liters

In a garden, there are 7 flowers. If 3/5 of the flowers wilt, how many flowers are still healthy?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 3

A teacher has 8 markers. She gives away 3 2/3 markers to her students. How many markers does she have left?

• 4 1/3

• 3 1/3

• 2 1/3

• 4

• 5

A library has 10 books. If 4 1/2 books are checked out, how many books remain in the library?

• 4

• 5

• 5.5

• 6

Mark has 9 candies. He eats 2 1/4 candies. How many candies does he have left?

• 7.25

• 8.5

• 6.75

• 5.5

Emma has 12 balloons. If 5 1/2 balloons pop, how many balloons does she have left?

• 5

• 7

• 8.5

• 6.5

A farmer has 15 eggs. He sells 6 1/3 eggs at the market. How many eggs does he have left?

• 5

• 10

• 8

• 12