Mastering Mixed Numbers in Multi-Step Challenges

A recipe requires 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 cups

• 5 cups

• 7 1/2 cups

• 10 cups

Sarah has 5 3/4 yards of fabric. She uses 2 1/2 yards to make a dress. How much fabric does she have left?

• 4 1/2 yards

• 3 1/4 yards

• 2 1/4 yards

• 1 1/4 yards

A car travels 1 1/3 miles every 1/4 hour. How far will it travel in 2 hours?

• 10.67 miles

• 5 miles

• 12 miles

• 8 miles

Tom has 3 2/5 gallons of paint. He uses 1 1/4 gallons to paint a room and 1 1/3 gallons for another room. How much paint does he have left?

• 3/4 gallons

• 1 1/2 gallons

• 49/60 gallons

• 2 1/2 gallons

A baker made 4 1/2 dozen cookies. He sold 2 3/4 dozen. How many cookies does he have remaining?

• 21 cookies

• 18 cookies

• 30 cookies

• 15 cookies

A tank holds 6 1/2 liters of water. If 2 3/4 liters are used for a plant and 1 1/2 liters for a fish tank, how much water is left in the tank?

• 4 1/2 liters

• 1 liter

• 3 liters

• 2 1/4 liters

Emma read 3 1/4 books in January and 2 2/3 books in February. How many books did she read in total over the two months?

• 4 1/2

• 5 11/12

• 5 1/3

• 6 1/4

A gardener planted 5 1/2 rows of flowers. Each row has 2 1/3 plants. How many plants did the gardener plant in total?

• 12 5/6

• 14 3/4

• 10 1/2

• 8 2/3

A container holds 7 1/4 liters of juice. If 3 2/5 liters are poured out for a party, how much juice remains in the container?

• 4 3/4 liters

• 2 1/2 liters

• 5 1/2 liters

• 3 17/20 liters

A school has 8 1/2 boxes of pencils. If each box contains 12 pencils, how many pencils are there in total?

• 96

• 108

• 120

• 102