Subtracting Improper Fractions: Fun Pizza and Candy Tales

Lily has 7/4 of a pizza. She eats 3/4 of it. How much pizza does she have left?

• 3/2

• 2

• 1/2

• 1

Tom has 9/5 of a chocolate bar. He gives 4/5 of it to his friend. How much chocolate bar does Tom have now?

• 4/5

• 1/5

• 5/9

• 9/25

A recipe calls for 5/3 cups of sugar. If you already added 2/3 cups, how much more sugar do you need to add?

• 1.5 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 3/3 cups

Sarah has 11/6 liters of juice. She pours out 5/6 liters for a party. How much juice does she have left?

• 1 liter

• 3/6 liters

• 2 liters

• 1.5 liters

A baker made 13/4 dozen cookies. If he sells 5/4 dozen, how many dozen cookies does he have remaining?

• 0 dozen

• 1 dozen

• 3 dozen

• 2 dozen

In a garden, there are 15/8 meters of flowers. If 7/8 meters are cut for a bouquet, how much is left in the garden?

• 1 meter

• 1.5 meters

• 3/8 meters

• 2 meters

A box contains 8/3 pounds of apples. If you use 2/3 pounds for a pie, how many pounds of apples are left?

• 3 pounds

• 2 pounds

• 4/3 pounds

• 1 pound

Mark has 10/5 of a yard of fabric. He uses 3/5 of a yard to make a shirt. How much fabric does he have left?

• 7/5 yards

• 2/5 yards

• 1 yard

• 5/5 yards

Emma has 14/6 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 8/6 of a yard for a project. How much ribbon does she have now?

• 8/6 of a yard

• 2 yards

• 1 yard

• 6/6 of a yard

A farmer harvested 12/4 bushels of corn. If he sells 5/4 bushels, how many bushels does he have left?

• 6 bushels

• 1 bushel

• 3 bushels

• 1.75 bushels