Real-Life Challenges: Subtracting Mixed Numbers

A recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total?

• 3 1/2 cups

• 10 cups

• 5 cups

• 7 1/2 cups

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

• 2 3/4 yards

• 1 1/4 yards

• 2 1/4 yards

• 3 yards

A garden is 3 1/2 feet wide and 2 1/4 feet long. What is the area of the garden in square feet?

• 7.875 square feet

• 8.5 square feet

• 6.25 square feet

• 9 square feet

Tom has 5 1/2 pounds of apples. He wants to divide them equally into 3 bags. How many pounds of apples will each bag contain?

• 3 pounds

• 1 5/6 pounds

• 1 1/2 pounds

• 2 pounds

A car travels 2 1/3 miles on 1 gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 4 gallons of gas?

• 6 miles

• 9 1/3 miles

• 8 miles

• 12 miles

Emily read 3 1/4 books last month. If she reads 2 times that amount this month, how many books will she read?

• 6 1/2 books

• 4 books

• 7 books

• 5 1/4 books

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

• 2 dozen

• 4 dozen

• 5 1/2 dozen

• 3 3/4 dozen

A piece of ribbon is 7 1/2 feet long. If you cut it into 3 equal pieces, how long will each piece be?

• 1 1/2 feet

• 2 1/2 feet

• 2 feet

• 3 feet

A box contains 4 1/2 pounds of candy. If you share it equally among 6 friends, how much candy will each friend get?

• 2 pounds

• 3/4 pounds

• 1 pound

• 1/2 pound

A farmer harvested 8 1/4 bushels of corn. He sold 3 1/2 bushels. How many bushels of corn does he have left?

• 6 bushels

• 3 1/4 bushels

• 4 3/4 bushels

• 5 bushels