Mixed Fractions: Adding and Subtracting Challenge

Lily has 2 1/2 cups of flour and needs 3 3/4 cups for a recipe. How much more flour does she need?

• 1 1/4 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 3 cups

Tom read 1 2/3 of a book last week and 2 1/4 of the same book this week. How much of the book has he read in total?

• 3 11/12

• 4 1/4

• 2 1/2

• 3 1/2

A recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of sugar, but Sarah only has 3/4 cup. How much more sugar does she need to buy?

• 0.75 cups

• 1/2 cup

• 1 1/4 cups

• 1 cup

In a garden, there are 4 1/3 meters of flowers and 2 2/5 meters of vegetables. What is the total length of plants in the garden?

• 5 1/2 meters

• 7 3/4 meters

• 6 1/2 meters

• 6 11/15 meters

Emma has 5 1/4 meters of ribbon. She uses 2 3/8 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 2 7/8 meters

• 3 1/4 meters

• 1 3/8 meters

• 2 1/4 meters

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

• 2 dozen

• 3 dozen

• 1 1/4 dozen

• 1 dozen

During a field trip, students walked 1 3/5 miles in the morning and 2 1/2 miles in the afternoon. How far did they walk in total?

• 4 1/2 miles

• 3 3/10 miles

• 5 miles

• 4 1/10 miles

A bottle contains 2 3/4 liters of juice. If 1 1/2 liters are poured out, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 3 liters

• 1 liter

• 1 1/4 liters

• 2 liters

At a party, there are 3 1/2 pizzas. If 1 3/4 pizzas are eaten, how many pizzas are left?

• 1 3/4

• 1 1/2

• 3

• 1

• 2 1/2

A gardener planted 4 1/6 rows of flowers and 2 1/3 rows of vegetables. How many rows of plants did he plant in total?

• 6 1/2

• 6 1/4

• 5 1/2

• 7 1/3