Subtracting Mixed Numbers: Fun Challenges in Math!

Lily has 3 1/2 yards of fabric. She uses 1 3/4 yards for a project. How much fabric does she have left?

• 3 yards

• 2 1/2 yards

• 1 3/4 yards

• 1 yard

Tom baked 2 2/3 pies for a party. After the party, he had 1 1/4 pies remaining. How many pies did he serve at the party?

• 2 1/4

• 1 1/2

• 1 3/4

• 1 5/12

A gardener has 5 1/2 bags of soil. He uses 2 2/5 bags for planting flowers. How many bags of soil does he have left?

• 2 1/2

• 3 1/10

• 1 3/5

• 4 3/4

Sarah read 4 3/4 books this month. She plans to read 2 1/2 more books. How many books will she have read in total?

• 8 1/2

• 5 3/4

• 7 1/4

• 6 1/4

A recipe calls for 3 1/3 cups of sugar. If you only have 1 2/5 cups, how much more sugar do you need?

• 2 1/2 cups

• 1 1/2 cups

• 1 14/15 cups

• 3/4 cup

Jake has 6 1/4 liters of juice. He drinks 2 3/8 liters. How much juice does he have remaining?

• 4 1/4 liters

• 3 7/8 liters

• 5 liters

• 2 1/2 liters

Emma has 7 1/2 meters of ribbon. She uses 3 1/4 meters for a craft. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 6 meters

• 5 1/2 meters

• 3 1/4 meters

• 4 1/4 meters

A baker made 5 1/2 dozen cookies. He sold 2 2/3 dozen. How many dozen cookies does he have left?

• 3 dozen

• 4 dozen

• 2 5/6 dozen

• 1 1/2 dozen

In a library, there are 8 1/4 books on the shelf. If 3 1/2 books are checked out, how many books remain on the shelf?

• 4 3/4

• 3 3/4

• 5 1/4

• 2 1/2

A farmer harvested 9 3/4 bushels of apples. He sold 4 1/2 bushels. How many bushels of apples does he have left?

• 3 3/4

• 4 1/4

• 6 1/2

• 5 1/4