Subtracting Mixed Numbers: Fun Word Problems for 4th Graders

Lily has 3 1/2 yards of ribbon. She uses 1 3/4 yards for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 2 1/2 yards

• 1 3/4 yards

• 3 yards

• 1 yard

Tom baked 2 2/3 pies for a party. After the party, he had 1 1/4 pies remaining. How many pies did he serve at the party?

• 1 3/4

• 1 5/12

• 2 1/4

• 1 1/2

A gardener has 5 1/2 bags of soil. He uses 2 2/3 bags for planting flowers. How many bags of soil does he have left?

• 3 1/2 bags

• 4 bags

• 2 5/6 bags

• 1 3/4 bags

Sarah read 4 1/4 books this month. If she plans to read 2 1/2 more books by the end of the month, how many books will she have read in total?

• 7 1/2

• 5 1/4

• 6 1/2

• 6 3/4

A baker made 6 3/4 dozen cookies. He sold 3 1/2 dozen. How many dozen cookies does he have left?

• 3 1/4 dozen

• 4 dozen

• 5 1/2 dozen

• 2 dozen

In a classroom, there are 7 1/2 liters of juice. If the teacher pours out 2 3/4 liters for a snack, how much juice remains?

• 3 liters

• 4 3/4 liters

• 5 liters

• 6 1/2 liters

Mark has 8 1/4 meters of fabric. He cuts off 3 1/2 meters to make a shirt. How much fabric does he have left?

• 4 3/4 meters

• 6 1/2 meters

• 3 1/4 meters

• 5 meters

Emma collected 5 3/4 pounds of apples. She gave away 2 1/4 pounds to her friends. How many pounds of apples does she have now?

• 5 1/4

• 4 1/2

• 2 1/2

• 3 1/2

A library has 10 1/2 shelves of books. If 4 3/4 shelves are checked out, how many shelves of books are still available?

• 5 3/4

• 4 1/4

• 6 1/2

• 3 3/4

Jake has 9 1/3 liters of paint. He uses 3 2/3 liters to paint a fence. How much paint does he have remaining?

• 4 1/3 liters

• 3 1/2 liters

• 6 liters

• 5 2/3 liters