Mastering Fraction Word Problems: Improper to Mixed Numbers

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 of sugar

• 2 cups of sugar

• 1 cup of sugar

• 3/4 cup of sugar

Sarah has 5/3 yards of fabric. She wants to cut it into pieces that are each 1/2 yard long. How many pieces can she cut?

• 3

• 5

• 4

• 2

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left?

• 5/8

• 1/2

• 3/8

• 7/8

Tom has 7/4 liters of juice. He pours 1/2 liter into a glass. How much juice does he have left?

• 3/4 liters

• 2/4 liters

• 1 liter

• 5/4 liters

A garden is divided into 3/5 of its area for flowers and the rest for vegetables. If the total area of the garden is 20 square meters, how much area is used for vegetables?

• 6 square meters

• 10 square meters

• 4 square meters

• 8 square meters

Emily read 9/2 of a book. If the book has 5 chapters, how many chapters did she read?

• 3 chapters

• 4 chapters

• 5 chapters

• 2 chapters

A car travels 3/4 of a mile in 1/2 hour. How far does it travel in 1 hour?

• 1 mile

• 2 miles

• 1.5 miles

• 0.75 miles

A cake recipe requires 2/3 cup of butter. If you want to make 3 cakes, how much butter do you need?

• 2 cups of butter

• 3 cups of butter

• 1 1/3 cups of butter

• 1 cup of butter

During a sale, a store offers 5/6 off on a jacket that originally costs $60. How much will the jacket cost after the discount?

• $20

• $5

• $10

• $15

A class has 12 students, and 3/4 of them are girls. How many girls are in the class?

• 6

• 9

• 3

• 12