Mastering Mixed Numbers: Fun Fraction Challenges!

A recipe calls for 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?

• 5 cups

• 7 1/2 cups

• 10 cups

• 3 1/2 cups

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

• 1 yard

• 5/6 yards

• 7/12 yards

• 3/4 yards

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

• 1 yard

• 3 yards

• 1.4 yards

• 2.5 yards

Tom has 4 1/2 pounds of apples. He wants to pack them into bags that hold 1/3 of a pound each. How many bags can he fill?

• 12

• 13

• 10

• 15

A painter uses 1 1/2 gallons of paint for each room. If he paints 4 rooms, how many gallons of paint does he use?

• 8 gallons

• 4 gallons

• 6 gallons

• 10 gallons

Sarah bought 2 2/3 pounds of strawberries. If she uses 1/4 of that for a dessert, how many pounds of strawberries does she use?

• 1 pound

• 3/4 pounds

• 1 1/2 pounds

• 2/3 pounds

A baker makes 5 1/4 dozen cookies. If he sells 2/3 of them, how many dozen cookies does he have left?

• 4 dozen

• 1.75 dozen

• 2 dozen

• 3 1/4 dozen

A box can hold 3 1/2 liters of juice. If you fill 4 boxes, how many liters of juice do you have in total?

• 16 liters

• 14 liters

• 10 liters

• 12 liters

A farmer has 2 1/2 acres of land. He plants 3/4 of it with corn. How many acres does he plant with corn?

• 2.25 acres

• 1.5 acres

• 2 acres

• 1.875 acres

Emma has 1 1/3 meters of fabric. She uses 1/2 of it to make a dress. How much fabric does she have left?

• 1 1/6 meters

• 2/3 meters

• 1 meter

• 3/4 meters