Real-Life Mixed Numbers: Adding, Subtracting & Dividing

A recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total?

• 7 1/2 cups

• 10 cups

• 5 cups

• 3 1/2 cups

You have 4 3/4 yards of fabric. You want to cut it into pieces that are 1 1/2 yards long. How many pieces can you cut?

• 4

• 5

• 2

• 3

A garden has 3 1/3 rows of tomatoes. Each row has 2 1/4 plants. How many tomato plants are there in total?

• 5.25

• 10

• 7.5

• 8.75

A baker made 5 1/2 dozen cookies. If he packs them into boxes of 2 1/3 dozen each, how many boxes can he fill?

• 4

• 3

• 1

• 2

You read 1 2/5 of a book in the first week and 2 1/2 of the book in the second week. How much of the book have you read in total?

• 3.9

• 2.5

• 3.5

• 4.1

A car travels 3 3/4 miles in one hour. How far will it travel in 4 1/2 hours?

• 12 miles

• 15 1/2 miles

• 16 7/8 miles

• 18 miles

You have 6 1/2 gallons of paint. If you use 2 1/4 gallons for one room, how much paint will you have left?

• 5 gallons

• 3 1/4 gallons

• 4 1/4 gallons

• 2 1/2 gallons

A farmer harvested 7 1/2 bushels of apples. He sold 3 2/3 bushels. How many bushels of apples does he have left?

• 4 1/2 bushels

• 2 1/3 bushels

• 5 bushels

• 3 5/6 bushels

A box contains 8 1/4 pounds of rice. If you divide it equally into 3 bags, how much rice will each bag contain?

• 2 3/4 pounds

• 2 pounds

• 3 pounds

• 1 1/2 pounds

You have 9 1/2 feet of rope. You need to cut it into pieces that are 2 1/4 feet long. How many pieces can you cut?

• 6

• 4

• 5

• 3