Fraction Fun: Mixed Numbers and Subtracting Fractions

Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. She eats 1/2 of what she has. How much pizza does she have left?

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 5/8

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If Maria wants to make 3 batches of cookies, how much sugar does she need in total?

• 1 cup of sugar

• 2 cups of sugar

• 1.5 cups of sugar

• 3 cups of sugar

Tom has 1 1/2 yards of ribbon. He uses 2/3 of a yard for a project. How much ribbon does he have remaining?

• 1 yard

• 3/4 yards

• 5/6 yards

• 2/3 yards

Lily bought 5/6 of a pound of strawberries. She used 1/4 of a pound for a smoothie. How many pounds of strawberries does she have left?

• 3/4

• 7/12

• 1/2

• 2/3

A gardener planted 2 1/2 rows of flowers. If each row has 3/4 of a yard of flowers, how many yards of flowers did he plant in total?

• 3 yards

• 1.875 yards

• 1.5 yards

• 2.5 yards

Jason has 4 1/2 liters of juice. He drinks 1/3 of it. How much juice does he have left?

• 1 liter

• 2 liters

• 4 liters

• 3 liters

Emma has 2/5 of a cake. She gives 1/5 of the cake to her friend. How much cake does she have now?

• 1/5

• 1/2

• 2/5

• 3/5

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

• 30 cookies

• 28 cookies

• 36 cookies

• 33 cookies

A box contains 1 1/2 pounds of candy. If 2/3 of a pound is eaten, how much candy remains in the box?

• 3/4 pounds

• 1 pound

• 5/6 pounds

• 2/3 pounds

Mia has 7/8 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/4 of a yard for a craft project. How much fabric does she have left?

• 3/8 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

• 6/8 of a yard

• 5/8 of a yard