Real-Life Word Problems: Mixed Numbers & Fractions

A recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour. If you want to make half of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 1 1/4 cups

• 3 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

Sarah has 3/4 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 1/2 of it for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 1/2 of a yard

• 3/8 of a yard

• 5/8 of a yard

• 1/4 of a yard

A garden is 1 1/3 meters long. If you plant flowers in 2/3 of the garden, how long is the section with flowers?

• 1 1/2 meters

• 2/3 meters

• 8/9 meters

• 1 meter

Tom has 5 1/2 pounds of apples. He gives 1/4 of them to his friend. How many pounds of apples does he have left?

• 4.75 pounds

• 5 pounds

• 4.125 pounds

• 3.5 pounds

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3/4 of the pizza, how many slices did you eat?

• 6 slices

• 4 slices

• 5 slices

• 2 slices

A car travels 2 1/2 miles every day. How far does it travel in 5 days?

• 15 miles

• 7.5 miles

• 10 miles

• 12.5 miles

A container holds 1 1/2 gallons of water. If you pour out 2/3 of it, how much water is left in the container?

• 0.5 gallons

• 1 gallon

• 1 1/4 gallons

• 3/4 gallon

Lily read 3/5 of a book in one week. If the book has 200 pages, how many pages did she read?

• 120 pages

• 80 pages

• 150 pages

• 100 pages

A chocolate bar is divided into 12 pieces. If you eat 1/3 of the bar, how many pieces did you eat?

• 4 pieces

• 8 pieces

• 2 pieces

• 6 pieces

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

• 3 3/4 cups

• 1 1/2 cups

• 4 cups

• 2 cups