Mastering Mixed Numbers: Fun Fraction Word Problems

Sarah has 3 1/2 cups of flour. She uses 1 3/4 cups to make cookies. How much flour does she have left?

• 3 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 1 3/4 cups

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

• 3 11/12 yards

• 3 1/2 yards

• 2 1/2 yards

• 4 1/4 yards

A recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of sugar. If Maria only has 3/4 cup, how much more does she need?

• 1/2 cup

• 1 1/4 cups

• 0.75 cups

• 1 cup

Liam read 2 1/4 books in January and 1 3/4 books in February. How many books did he read in total?

• 3 books

• 2 books

• 5 books

• 4 books

Emma has 5 1/2 liters of juice. She pours out 2 1/3 liters for a party. How much juice does she have left?

• 2 1/2 liters

• 3 1/6 liters

• 4 liters

• 3 3/4 liters

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If Jake eats 3/8 of the pizza, how many slices are left?

• 6

• 7

• 4

• 5

A garden has 4 1/2 square meters of flowers and 2 1/3 square meters of vegetables. What is the total area of the garden?

• 6 5/6 square meters

• 5 1/2 square meters

• 6 square meters

• 7 square meters

If a car travels 3 1/4 miles in the morning and 2 2/5 miles in the afternoon, how far did it travel in total?

• 5 1/4 miles

• 6 miles

• 5 13/20 miles

• 4 1/2 miles

A baker made 6 1/2 dozen cookies. If he sells 2 3/4 dozen, how many cookies does he have left?

• 30 cookies

• 15 cookies

• 45 cookies

• 60 cookies

In a class, 1/2 of the students are boys and 1/3 are girls. If there are 30 students in total, how many are girls?

• 15

• 20

• 5

• 10