Fraction Fun: Convert & Simplify with Mixed Numbers!

A recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour. If you want to make half of the recipe, how much flour do you need? Convert the mixed number to an improper fraction before calculating.

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 3 cups

• 1 1/4 cups

Sarah has 3 3/4 yards of fabric. She uses 1 1/2 yards to make a dress. How much fabric does she have left? Simplify the fractions before performing the subtraction.

• 1 1/4 yards

• 3 yards

• 2 3/4 yards

• 2 1/4 yards

Tom has 1 2/3 gallons of paint. He uses 3/4 gallon to paint a fence. How much paint does he have remaining? Convert the mixed number to an improper fraction first.

• 1 gallon

• 2/3 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

• 11/12 gallons

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If John eats 2 1/4 slices and his friend eats 1 1/2 slices, how many slices are left? Simplify the fractions before adding the amounts eaten.

• 2 3/4 slices

• 5 slices

• 4 1/4 slices

• 3 slices

Lily has 4 1/2 pounds of apples. She gives away 1 3/4 pounds to her neighbor. How many pounds of apples does she have now? Convert the mixed number to an improper fraction before subtracting.

• 4 pounds

• 2 3/4 pounds

• 1 1/2 pounds

• 3 1/2 pounds

A garden has 5 1/3 rows of carrots. If 2 1/4 rows are harvested, how many rows remain? Simplify the fractions before performing the operation.

• 3 1/12

• 2 1/8

• 4 1/4

• 1 3/4

A baker made 3 1/2 dozen cookies. If he sells 2 2/3 dozen, how many dozen cookies does he have left? Convert the mixed number to an improper fraction first.

• 4 1/2 dozen

• 2 dozen

• 1 dozen

• 5/6 dozen

In a class, 2 1/5 of the students are boys and 1 3/4 of the students are girls. How many more boys than girls are there? Simplify the fractions before calculating the difference.

• 9/20

• 5/8

• 3/4

• 1/2

A tank holds 6 1/4 liters of water. If 2 1/2 liters are used for a plant, how much water is left in the tank? Convert the mixed number to an improper fraction before subtracting.

• 4 1/2 liters

• 3 3/4 liters

• 2 1/4 liters

• 5 liters

A book has 7 1/2 chapters. If a student reads 3 1/3 chapters, how many chapters are left to read? Simplify the fractions before performing the subtraction.

• 2 1/2 chapters

• 4 1/6 chapters

• 3 1/4 chapters

• 5 chapters