Subtracting Mixed Numbers: Fun Fraction Word Problems

Lily has 3 1/2 yards of fabric. She uses 1 3/4 yards to make a dress. How much fabric does she have left?

• 3 yards

• 1 3/4 yards

• 1 yard

• 2 1/2 yards

Tom has 5 2/3 liters of juice. He pours 2 1/4 liters into a pitcher. How much juice does he have remaining?

• 3 5/12 liters

• 4 1/2 liters

• 3 1/4 liters

• 2 1/2 liters

A baker made 4 1/2 dozen cookies. He sold 2 2/3 dozen. How many cookies does he have left?

• 15 cookies

• 30 cookies

• 18 cookies

• 22 cookies

Sarah has 6 1/4 pounds of flour. She uses 3 3/8 pounds to bake bread. How much flour is left?

• 4 3/8 pounds

• 3 1/4 pounds

• 2 7/8 pounds

• 1 1/2 pounds

In a garden, there are 7 1/2 feet of fencing. If 4 1/4 feet is used for a section, how much fencing remains?

• 5 1/2 feet

• 3 1/4 feet

• 1 1/4 feet

• 2 1/4 feet

A library has 8 3/5 meters of bookshelves. If 5 1/2 meters are filled with books, how much space is left?

• 3 1/10 meters

• 2 3/4 meters

• 4 1/2 meters

• 1 3/5 meters

Mark has 9 1/3 gallons of paint. He uses 4 2/5 gallons for a project. How much paint does he have after the project?

• 5 1/2 gallons

• 6 1/4 gallons

• 4 14/15 gallons

• 3 3/4 gallons

Emma has 10 1/4 pounds of apples. She gives away 6 3/8 pounds to her friends. How many pounds of apples does she have now?

• 5 1/8 pounds

• 3 7/8 pounds

• 2 3/4 pounds

• 4 1/2 pounds

A farmer harvested 12 1/2 bushels of corn. He sold 7 3/4 bushels. How many bushels of corn does he have left?

• 3 1/2 bushels

• 5 bushels

• 6 bushels

• 4 3/4 bushels

Jessica has 15 1/6 meters of ribbon. She uses 8 2/3 meters for a craft. How much ribbon does she have remaining?

• 9 2/3 meters

• 6 1/2 meters

• 5 1/3 meters

• 7 1/4 meters