Rational Number Word Problems: Fractions in Action

Lily has 2 1/2 cups of flour. She uses 1 3/4 cups for a cake. How much flour does she have left?

• 1 1/2 cups

• 1 cup

• 0.75 cups

• 2 cups

Tom ran 3/5 of a mile in the morning and 2/3 of a mile in the evening. How far did he run in total?

• 3/4 mile

• 5/6 mile

• 1 mile

• 19/15 miles

A recipe calls for 1 1/4 cups of sugar. If Maria adds another 2/3 cup, how much sugar does she have now?

• 1 1/2 cups

• 1 11/12 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

Jake read 3/8 of a book last week and 1/4 of the book this week. How much of the book has he read in total?

• 5/8

• 7/8

• 1/2

• 3/4

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

• 3 3/4 yards

• 3 1/6 yards

• 2 1/2 yards

• 4 1/4 yards

A garden has 2 1/4 feet of one type of flower and 1 2/3 feet of another type. What is the total length of flowers in the garden?

• 4 feet

• 3 1/4 feet

• 2 1/2 feet

• 3 11/12 feet

Sarah drank 1 1/2 liters of water in the morning and 2/5 liters in the afternoon. How much water did she drink in total?

• 1.9 liters

• 0.8 liters

• 1.2 liters

• 2.5 liters

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

• 1 1/4 dozen

• 1 dozen

• 3 dozen

• 2 dozen

In a class, 1/3 of the students are boys and 1/4 are girls. What fraction of the students are either boys or girls?

• 5/12

• 1/4

• 7/12

• 1/2

A tank holds 5 1/2 gallons of water. If 2 3/4 gallons are used, how much water is left in the tank?

• 4 1/4 gallons

• 1 1/2 gallons

• 3 gallons

• 2 3/4 gallons