Mixed Numbers: Subtract & Simplify Challenge for Grade 5

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

• 3 yards

• 1 3/4 yards

• 1 yard

• 2 1/2 yards

Tom baked 5 2/3 pies for a party. After the party, he had 2 1/4 pies remaining. How many pies did he serve?

• 3 5/12

• 3 1/4

• 2 1/2

• 4 1/3

A gardener has 4 1/5 bags of soil. He uses 2 3/10 bags for planting flowers. How much soil does he have left?

• 1 1/2

• 3 1/5

• 1 9/10

• 2 1/2

Sarah read 6 1/4 books this month. She finished 2 2/3 books last week. How many books does she have left to read?

• 2 1/2

• 5 1/8

• 3 29/50

• 4 3/4

In a classroom, there are 7 3/8 liters of paint. If 3 1/2 liters are used for a project, how much paint remains?

• 2 1/2 liters

• 4 liters

• 5 3/8 liters

• 3 7/8 liters

A baker made 8 1/2 dozen cookies. After selling 4 1/4 dozen, how many cookies does he have left?

• 30 cookies

• 45 cookies

• 60 cookies

• 51 cookies

Emma has 9 3/4 liters of juice. She drinks 5 1/2 liters. How much juice does she have remaining?

• 4 1/4 liters

• 2 liters

• 5 1/4 liters

• 3 1/4 liters

A library had 10 1/6 meters of bookshelves. After using 3 5/12 meters for a new section, how much is left?

• 6 3/4 meters

• 5 1/2 meters

• 8 2/5 meters

• 7 1/3 meters

Jack has 12 1/2 feet of rope. He cuts off 7 3/4 feet for a project. How much rope does he have left?

• 5 1/2 feet

• 3 1/4 feet

• 6 feet

• 4 3/4 feet

A farmer harvested 15 2/3 bushels of apples. He sold 8 1/4 bushels at the market. How many bushels does he have left?

• 8 3/4 bushels

• 6 1/2 bushels

• 5 1/8 bushels

• 7 5/12 bushels