Subtracting Improper Fractions: Pizza, Chocolate & More!

Lily has 7/4 of a pizza. She eats 3/4 of it. How much pizza does she have left?

• 3/2

• 2

• 1/2

• 1

Tom has 9/5 of a chocolate bar. He gives 4/5 of it to his friend. How much chocolate bar does Tom have now?

• 1/5

• 5/9

• 4/5

• 9/25

A recipe calls for 5/3 cups of flour. If Maria uses 2/3 cups, how much flour does she have left?

• 1 cup

• 3/3 cups

• 2 cups

• 1.5 cups

In a garden, there are 11/6 meters of flowers. If 5/6 meters are picked, how much is left in the garden?

• 1 meter

• 2 meters

• 3/6 meters

• 1.5 meters

A baker made 13/4 dozen cookies. If he sells 5/4 dozen, how many cookies does he have remaining?

• 18 cookies

• 24 cookies

• 30 cookies

• 20 cookies

Sarah has 15/8 liters of juice. She drinks 7/8 liters. How much juice is left?

• 1 liter

• 0.5 liters

• 1.5 liters

• 2 liters

A box contains 10/3 kg of apples. If 4/3 kg are used for a pie, how many kg of apples are left?

• 3 kg

• 0 kg

• 2 kg

• 1 kg

A library has 14/5 of a book. If 6/5 of it is read, how much of the book is unread?

• 0

• 3/5

• 2/5

• 1/5

A farmer harvested 17/4 bushels of corn. If he sells 9/4 bushels, how much corn does he have left?

• 4 bushels

• 2 bushels

• 1 bushel

• 3 bushels

Emma has 8/3 of a yard of fabric. She uses 2/3 of a yard for a project. How much fabric does she have now?

• 4

• 2

• 3

• 1