Fraction and Mixed Number Applications

Emily baked 2/3​ of a cake and Sarah baked 1/4 of a cake. How much cake did they bake together? What operations should be used to solve?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Susan had 3 1/2 yards of ribbon. She used 1 3/4 yards for a project. How much ribbon does she have left? What operations should be used to solve?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

If each person at a party drinks 3/4​ of a liter of juice, and there are 5 people at the party, how much juice is consumed in total? What operations should be used to solve?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

3 1/2​ pounds of nuts are to be divided equally among 7 children. How many pounds of nuts does each child get?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

A farmer has 4 1/2​ acres of land. If he plants wheat on 2/3​ of the land, how many acres are planted with wheat?

• 3 acres

• 5 1/6 acres

• 3 5/6 acres

• 6 3/4 acres

David had 5 2/3​ pounds of apples. He gave 2 1/4​ pounds to his friend. How many pounds of apples does he have now?

• 7 11/12 pounds

• 3 5/12 pounds

• 12 3/4 pounds

• 2 14/27 pounds

A recipe calls for 3/5​ cup of flour and 2/5​ cup of sugar. How much flour and sugar are needed in total?

• 1 cup

• 1/5 cup

• 6/25 cup

• 1 1/2 cups

Ali and a three of her friends bought 12 1/4 pounds of jelly beans. They want to share the jelly beans equally. How many pounds of jelly beans will each person get?

• 4.08 pounds

• 3.06 pounds

• 15 1/8 pounds

• 8 1/4 pounds

Hint: This is a two-step problem.

Jane used 3/4​ of a tank of gas driving to the beach and 1/5 of a tank driving back. If her tank holds 25 gallons of gas, how much gas did she use for the entire trip?

• 3 3/4 gallons

• all 25 gallons

• 24 1/20 gallons

• 23 3/4 gallons

Hint: This is a two-step problem.

Sarah wants to make a fruit salad. She needs 3/4 cup of strawberries for one serving and 1/2 cup of blueberries for one serving. If she wants to prepare 5 servings of fruit salad, how much fruit does she need in total?

• 3 3/4 cups

• 2 1/2 cups

• 6 1/4 cups

• 1 7/8 cups