5th Grade Fraction Fun: Adding & Subtracting Mixed Numbers

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

• 1 3/4 cups

• 1 cup

• 3 cups

• 2 cups

Tom has 2 2/5 meters of ribbon. He cuts off 1 1/2 meters for a project. How much ribbon does he have remaining?

• 1 meter

• 9/10 meters

• 3/4 meters

• 2 1/5 meters

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

• 1/2 cup

• 1 1/4 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

In a garden, there are 4 1/3 rows of flowers. If 2 1/4 rows are daisies, how many rows are not daisies?

• 0

• 3

• 2

• 1

Emma drank 2 1/2 liters of juice from a 5-liter bottle. How much juice is left in the bottle?

• 4 liters

• 3 liters

• 1 liter

• 2.5 liters

A pizza was cut into 8 equal slices. If John ate 3 1/2 slices, how many slices are left?

• 6 slices

• 4.5 slices

• 5 slices

• 2 slices

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

• 43 cookies

• 30 cookies

• 40 cookies

• 50 cookies

During a race, Mia ran 3 3/4 miles. If she has 1 1/2 miles left to run, how long is the entire race?

• 4 miles

• 5 miles

• 6 miles

• 5 1/4 miles

A farmer harvested 5 1/2 bushels of apples. He sold 2 3/4 bushels. How many bushels does he have left?

• 3 1/2 bushels

• 1 3/4 bushels

• 4 bushels

• 2 3/4 bushels

In a classroom, there are 7 1/2 books on the shelf. If 3 1/4 books are checked out, how many books remain on the shelf?

• 4 1/4

• 2 3/4

• 5 1/4

• 3 1/2