Mastering Fraction Word Problems & Mixed Numbers

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make 2 batches of the recipe, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 1 cup of sugar

• 2 cups of sugar

• 3/4 cup of sugar

• 1.5 cups of sugar

Sarah has 5/3 yards of ribbon. She uses 1 yard for a project. How much ribbon does she have left, expressed as a mixed number?

• 3/3 yards

• 1/3 yard

• 1 yard

• 2/3

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If John eats 3/8 of the pizza and his friend eats 2/8, how much of the pizza is left?

• 1/4

• 5/8

• 2/8

• 3/8

Tom has 7/4 liters of juice. He pours 1/2 liter into a glass. How much juice does he have left, and what is that amount as a mixed number?

• 3/4 liter

• 2 1/4 liters

• 1 1/4 liters

• 1 liter

A garden has 2/3 of a bed filled with flowers. If 1/6 of the bed is empty, how much of the bed is filled with flowers?

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 2/3

Emily read 9/4 of a book. If she finishes the book, how many whole books has she read?

• 4

• 1

• 2

• 3

A cake recipe requires 5/6 cup of flour. If you want to make 3 cakes, how much flour do you need in total?

• 1.5 cups of flour

• 4 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

• 2.5 cups of flour

Liam has 11/5 pounds of apples. He gives away 2/5 pounds. How many pounds of apples does he have left, expressed as a mixed number?

• 1 1/5

• 2 1/5

• 3/5

• 1 4/5

A tank can hold 3/2 gallons of water. If it is currently filled with 1/2 gallon, how much more water can it hold?

• 2 gallons

• 3 gallons

• 1/2 gallon

• 1 gallon

A box contains 4/3 of a pound of candy. If you eat 1/3 of a pound, how much candy is left in the box, expressed as a mixed number?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 1

• 2