Fraction Word Problems: Adding, Subtracting & Mixed Numbers

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

• 3/8 of a pizza

• 1/4 of a pizza

• 1/2 of a pizza

• 5/8 of a pizza

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

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

• 1/2

• 5/12

• 3/4

• 2/3

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of sugar. If Maria uses 2/3 of a cup, how much sugar does she have left?

• 3/4 cup

• 1 1/4 cups

• 1 cup

• 5/6 cups

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Lily drank 1/2 of a gallon of juice. If she had 1 1/4 gallons to start with, how much juice is left?

• 1 1/4 gallons

• 1/2 gallons

• 1 gallon

• 3/4 gallons

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

In a garden, there are 3/5 of a pound of carrots and 1/3 of a pound of peas. How many pounds of vegetables are there in total?

• 1 pound

• 14/15 pounds

• 2/3 pound

• 1/2 pound

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

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

• 9 cookies

• 6 cookies

• 12 cookies

• 15 cookies

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

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

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 5/9

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Emma has 1 1/2 liters of lemonade. She pours 2/5 of a liter into cups. How much lemonade does she have left?

• 1/2 liter

• 1 liter

• 1 3/4 liters

• 1 1/10 liters

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A box contains 3/4 of a pound of nuts. If 1/2 of a pound is used for a recipe, how much is left in the box?

• 3/4 pound

• 1/2 pound

• 1/4 pound

• 1 pound

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Mia read 2 1/3 of a book. If she finishes 1 1/4 of it, how much of the book does she have left to read?

• 1/4 of the book

• 1 1/3 of the book

• 2 1/4 of the book

• 0

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C