Fraction Fun: Solving Word Problems with Mixed Numbers

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

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 1/4

• 3/8

Tom has 2 1/3 yards of ribbon. He uses 1 1/4 yards for a project. How much ribbon does he have remaining?

• 1 1/2 yards

• 1 yard

• 1 1/12 yards

• 2 yards

A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar. If Maria adds 1/4 cup more, how much sugar does she have in total?

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1 cup

Sarah drank 3/5 of a bottle of juice. If the bottle originally had 1 whole bottle, how much juice is left?

• 3/5

• 1/2

• 2/5

• 4/5

In a garden, there are 1 1/2 feet of flowers on one side and 2/3 feet on the other. How many feet of flowers are there in total?

• 2 1/2 feet

• 2 1/6 feet

• 1 2/3 feet

• 1 1/4 feet

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

• 22 cookies

• 26 cookies

• 30 cookies

• 18 cookies

Jake has 5/6 of a chocolate bar. He gives away 1/3 of it. How much chocolate does he have now?

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 5/9

Emma read 2 1/4 books last month and 1 1/2 books this month. How many books has she read in total?

• 3 1/2

• 2 3/4

• 3 3/4

• 4 1/4

A pitcher holds 3/4 gallon of lemonade. If 1/2 gallon is poured out, how much lemonade is left in the pitcher?

• 1 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

During a party, 1/3 of the cake was eaten. If the cake was originally 2 1/2 cakes, how much cake is left?

• 1 2/3 cakes

• 3/4 cake

• 2 cakes

• 1 cake