Mixed Number Challenges: Adding & Dividing with Ease

Sarah has 3 1/2 yards of fabric. She wants to make bags that each require 1 1/4 yards. How many bags can she make?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 4

A recipe calls for 2 3/4 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total?

• 6 cups

• 9 cups

• 8 1/4 cups

• 7 1/2 cups

Tom has 5 2/3 liters of juice. He pours 1 1/2 liters into a pitcher. How much juice does he have left?

• 3 1/2 liters

• 4 3/4 liters

• 5 liters

• 4 1/6 liters

A gardener has 4 1/4 meters of rope. He uses 2 1/3 meters to tie up plants. How much rope does he have remaining?

• 2 1/4 meters

• 1 1/2 meters

• 1 11/12 meters

• 3 1/3 meters

Emily read 2 1/2 books last month and 3 3/4 books this month. How many books has she read in total?

• 5 1/2

• 6 1/4

• 7 3/4

• 4 3/4

A baker made 6 1/2 dozen cookies. If he packs them into boxes of 1 3/4 dozen each, how many boxes can he fill?

• 4

• 2

• 3

• 5

A car travels 3 1/2 miles on 1 gallon of gas. How many gallons of gas are needed to travel 14 miles?

• 4

• 6

• 2

• 8

Liam has 7 1/2 pounds of apples. He wants to divide them equally into bags that hold 2 1/4 pounds each. How many bags can he fill?

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 5

A recipe requires 1 2/3 cups of sugar. If you want to make 4 batches, how many cups of sugar do you need?

• 6 2/3 cups

• 5 cups

• 8 1/3 cups

• 7 cups

Jessica has 8 1/4 meters of ribbon. She uses 3 1/2 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 3 1/4 meters

• 4 3/4 meters

• 5 meters

• 2 1/2 meters