Real-Life Fraction Fun: Adding Mixed Numbers and More

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

• 2 cups

• 0.75 cups

• 1 cup

Tom has 3 2/3 meters of ribbon. He buys another 2 1/4 meters. How much ribbon does he have in total?

• 6 3/4 meters

• 5 1/4 meters

• 4 1/2 meters

• 5 11/12 meters

A recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of sugar. If Sarah wants to make 2 batches, how much sugar does she need?

• 4 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 3 cups

Emma has 4 1/5 liters of juice. She pours 1 3/10 liters into a pitcher. How much juice does she have left?

• 1 1/2 liters

• 4 1/5 liters

• 3 1/2 liters

• 2 9/10 liters

At the park, Jake collected 2 3/4 pounds of rocks. He found another 1 1/2 pounds. How many pounds of rocks does he have now?

• 5 pounds

• 2 pounds

• 3 1/4 pounds

• 4 1/4 pounds

A gardener has 3 1/2 bags of soil. He uses 2 2/3 bags for planting. How many bags does he have remaining?

• 3 1/4

• 1 1/2

• 2 1/3

• 5/6

In a library, there are 5 1/4 shelves of books. If 2 1/2 shelves are checked out, how many shelves are left?

• 4 1/4

• 1 1/4

• 3 1/2

• 2 3/4

Mia read 1 3/4 of a book last week and 2 1/2 books this week. How many books has she read in total?

• 4 1/2

• 5

• 3 1/4

• 4 1/4

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

• 3 dozen

• 0.5 dozen

• 1.83 dozen

• 2 dozen

During a hike, Alex walked 2 2/5 miles in the morning and 1 3/4 miles in the afternoon. How far did he walk in total?

• 4 1/2 miles

• 3 1/2 miles

• 4 3/20 miles

• 5 miles