Fraction Fun: Solving Word Problems & Mixed Numbers

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

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 5/8

2. A recipe calls for 5/3 cups of flour. Convert this to a mixed number. How many cups of flour do you need?

• 3/2 cups of flour

• 1 cup of flour

• 2 cups of flour

• 1 2/3 cups of flour

3. Tom read 2/5 of a book, and then he read another 1/3 of it. What fraction of the book has he read in total?

• 3/5

• 11/15

• 7/15

• 1/2

4. Lisa has 7/8 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 3/8 of it for a project. How much ribbon does she have remaining?

• 1/2 yard

• 2/8 yard

• 3/4 yard

• 1/4 yard

5. A cake is cut into 12 equal pieces. If 5 pieces are eaten, what fraction of the cake is left?

• 7/12

• 3/12

• 5/12

• 1/12

6. Convert 9/4 into a mixed number. How many whole parts and what fraction do you have?

• 2 1/4

• 1 3/4

• 2 3/4

• 3 1/4

7. A jar contains 3/5 of a liter of juice. If you pour out 1/5 of a liter, how much juice is left in the jar?

• 4/5 of a liter

• 3/5 of a liter

• 2/5 of a liter

• 1/2 of a liter

8. Emily has 11/6 meters of fabric. Convert this to a mixed number. How many whole meters does she have?

• 0

• 3

• 2

• 1

9. If a class has 2/3 of a pizza left and they order another 1/4 of a pizza, how much pizza do they have in total?

• 3/4

• 11/12

• 1/2

• 5/6

10. Mark has 5/2 gallons of paint. Convert this to a mixed number. How many gallons and what fraction does he have?

• 2 1/2

• 1 3/2

• 3 1/2

• 2 3/4