Real-Life Word Problems with Mixed Numbers for Grade 4

Lily has 3 1/2 apples and buys 2 3/4 more. How many apples does she have now?

• 7 3/4

• 5 1/2

• 4 1/2

• 6 1/4

Tom read 4 1/3 books last month and 2 2/5 books this month. How many books has he read in total?

• 6 11/15

• 5 1/2

• 7 3/4

• 6 1/2

A recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of sugar. If you only have 3/4 cup, how much more do you need to buy?

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 1 1/4 cups

• 0.75 cups

Sarah has 5 2/5 yards of fabric. She uses 2 1/2 yards for a project. How much fabric does she have left?

• 1 3/4 yards

• 2 9/10 yards

• 3 1/2 yards

• 4 1/5 yards

In a garden, there are 6 1/4 feet of flowers and 3 3/8 feet of vegetables. What is the total length of plants in the garden?

• 7 1/4 feet

• 8 3/4 feet

• 9 5/8 feet

• 10 1/2 feet

A baker made 7 1/2 dozen cookies. If he sold 4 2/3 dozen, how many cookies does he have left?

• 15 cookies

• 50 cookies

• 20 cookies

• 34 cookies

Emma has 8 3/4 liters of juice. She drinks 2 1/2 liters. How much juice does she have remaining?

• 5 1/4 liters

• 7 liters

• 6 1/4 liters

• 4 1/4 liters

A box contains 5 1/3 pounds of rice. If you use 2 1/4 pounds for dinner, how much rice is left in the box?

• 4 pounds

• 1 3/4 pounds

• 3 1/12 pounds

• 2 1/2 pounds

Mark has 10 1/2 feet of rope. He cuts off 3 3/4 feet. How much rope does he have now?

• 7 1/4 feet

• 8 feet

• 5 1/2 feet

• 6 3/4 feet

A farmer harvested 12 1/4 bushels of apples. He sold 5 2/3 bushels. How many bushels of apples does he have left?

• 5 1/2

• 8 1/3

• 6 7/12

• 7 3/4