Fractions in Action: Word Problems & Mixed Numbers

Lily has 3/4 of a pizza. She eats 1/4 of it. How much pizza does she have left?

• 1/2

• 2/4

• 3/4

• 1/4

Tom has 2 1/2 yards of ribbon. He uses 1 1/4 yards for a project. How much ribbon does he have remaining?

• 3/4 yard

• 1 1/4 yards

• 2 yards

• 1 yard

A recipe calls for 1/3 cup of sugar. If Sarah adds 1/6 cup more, how much sugar does she have in total?

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

Emma has 5/8 of a chocolate bar. She gives away 3/8 of it. How much chocolate bar does she have now?

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 1/4

• 1/2

A gardener has 2 1/2 bags of soil. He uses 1 3/4 bags for planting. How many bags of soil does he have left?

• 2 bags

• 1 bag

• 0.75 bags

• 1 1/2 bags

In a class, 3/5 of the students are girls. If there are 20 students in total, how many girls are there?

• 12

• 15

• 10

• 8

Jack has 1 1/2 liters of juice. He drinks 2/3 of a liter. How much juice is left?

• 3/4 liters

• 1 liter

• 2/3 liters

• 5/6 liters

A baker made 4 1/4 dozen cookies. He sold 2 1/2 dozen. How many cookies does he have left?

• 30 cookies

• 21 cookies

• 15 cookies

• 18 cookies

Samantha read 3/4 of her book. If the book has 12 chapters, how many chapters has she read?

• 3

• 6

• 12

• 9

A farmer harvested 5 1/3 bushels of apples. He sold 2 2/3 bushels. How many bushels of apples does he have now?

• 4 bushels

• 2 bushels

• 2 2/3 bushels

• 3 1/3 bushels