Solving Mixed Number Word Problems in Real Life

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

• 1/2 meter

• 3/4 meter

• 1 1/4 meters

• 1 meter

Tom has 3 2/5 liters of juice. He drinks 1 1/5 liters. How much juice does he have now?

• 2 1/5 liters

• 3 liters

• 1 3/5 liters

• 2 3/5 liters

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

• 2 dozen

• 4 dozen

• 1 dozen

• 3 dozen

Sarah read 5 3/4 books this month. She plans to read 2 1/4 more books. How many books will she have read in total?

• 9 1/4

• 8

• 7 3/4

• 6 1/2

A gardener planted 3 1/3 rows of flowers. He wants to plant 2 2/3 more rows. How many rows of flowers will he have planted?

• 5

• 6

• 4

• 7

In a classroom, there are 6 1/2 boxes of crayons. If 3 1/4 boxes are given to another class, how many boxes remain?

• 5 3/4

• 3 1/4

• 4 1/2

• 2 1/4

A farmer harvested 7 1/8 bushels of apples. He sold 4 3/8 bushels. How many bushels of apples does he have left?

• 2 3/4 bushels

• 5 1/8 bushels

• 1 5/8 bushels

• 3 1/2 bushels

Emma has 5 1/2 yards of fabric. She uses 2 1/2 yards to make a dress. How much fabric does she have remaining?

• 4 yards

• 3 yards

• 1 yard

• 2 yards

A library has 8 3/4 shelves of books. If 3 1/4 shelves are checked out, how many shelves of books are still in the library?

• 6 3/4

• 5 1/2

• 7 1/4

• 4 1/2

Jake has 9 1/6 pounds of flour. He uses 5 1/6 pounds to bake bread. How much flour does he have left?

• 4 pounds

• 3 pounds

• 5 pounds

• 6 pounds