Word Problems: Mixed Numbers & Fractions Challenge

1. Sarah has 2 1/2 yards of fabric. She wants to make bags that each require 3/4 yard of fabric. How many bags can she make?

• 4

• 2

• 5

• 3

2. A recipe calls for 1 1/3 cups of sugar. If you want to make 2/3 of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 8/9 cups of sugar

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 1 1/2 cups of sugar

• 1 cup of sugar

3. A garden has 3 1/4 rows of carrots. Each row has 2/5 of a pound of carrots. How many pounds of carrots are there in total?

• 1 1/3 pounds

• 2 pounds

• 3/4 pounds

• 1 pound

4. Tom is building a fence that is 4 1/2 feet long. If he uses 1/6 of the fence for a gate, how long is the remaining fence?

• 3.75 feet

• 4 feet

• 3 feet

• 2.5 feet

5. A baker uses 2 2/3 cups of flour for one batch of cookies. If she makes 1/4 of a batch, how much flour does she use?

• 2/3 cups

• 3/4 cups

• 1 1/2 cups

• 1 cup

6. Emily read 1 1/2 books last month. If she reads 2/3 of a book each week, how many weeks did it take her to read that amount?

• 1 week

• 2.25 weeks

• 3 weeks

• 4 weeks

7. A painter uses 3 3/4 gallons of paint for a project. If he has 1/2 gallon left, how much paint did he use in total?

• 3 1/4 gallons

• 5 gallons

• 4 gallons

• 4 1/4 gallons

8. A recipe requires 2 1/4 teaspoons of salt. If you want to make 1/3 of the recipe, how many teaspoons of salt do you need?

• 1 teaspoon

• 1 1/2 teaspoons

• 2 teaspoons

• 3/4 teaspoons

9. A farmer harvested 5 1/2 bushels of apples. If he sells 2/3 of them, how many bushels does he sell?

• 5 bushels

• 4 bushels

• 2 bushels

• 3 2/3 bushels

10. A school has 3 1/2 hours of art class each week. If each student spends 1/4 of that time on painting, how much time do they spend painting?

• 1 hour

• 30 minutes

• 52.5 minutes

• 45 minutes