Fractions Fun: Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers

Lily has 3 1/2 cups of flour. She uses 1 1/4 cups for a cake. How much flour does she have left?

• 2 1/4 cups

• 3 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 1/4 cups

Tom read 2 3/4 hours of a book last week and 1 1/2 hours this week. How many hours did he read in total?

• 4 1/4 hours

• 5 hours

• 2 hours

• 3 1/4 hours

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If Sarah adds 1/3 cup more, how much sugar does she have now?

• 3/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

Emma has 4 2/5 yards of ribbon. She cuts off 1 1/5 yards for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 3 1/5 yards

• 4 1/5 yards

• 2 3/5 yards

• 1 3/5 yards

During a party, 1/2 of a pizza was eaten. If the pizza was originally 3/4 of a whole, how much pizza is left?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 3/8

Jake has 5 1/4 liters of juice. He drinks 2 2/3 liters. How much juice does he have remaining?

• 3 1/2 liters

• 2 7/12 liters

• 1 3/4 liters

• 4 1/2 liters

A gardener planted 3 1/2 rows of flowers. If he plants 2 1/4 more rows, how many rows of flowers does he have now?

• 5 3/4

• 4 1/2

• 5 1/2

• 6 1/4

Samantha has 6/8 of a chocolate bar. She gives away 2/8 of it. How much chocolate does she have left?

• 3/8

• 4/8

• 2/8

• 1/2

A baker made 7 1/2 dozen cookies. If he sold 3 1/4 dozen, how many dozen cookies does he have left?

• 4 1/4 dozen

• 3 dozen

• 5 dozen

• 6 1/2 dozen

In a class, 4 3/5 of the students are girls. If 1 1/5 of the students are boys, how many more girls are there than boys?

• 3 1/2

• 4 1/5

• 3 2/5

• 2 1/5