Fractions and Mixed Numbers in Everyday Life

Sarah has 2 1/4 yards of fabric. She uses 1 2/3 yards to make a dress. How much fabric does she have left?

• 1 1/2 yards

• 2 yards

• 3/4 yards

• 7/12 yards

Tom has 3/5 of a pizza, and he buys another 1/4 of a pizza. How much pizza does he have in total?

• 17/20

• 2/5

• 3/4

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of sugar, but Maria only has 2/3 of a cup. How much more sugar does she need?

• 1 cup

• 1 1/2 cups

• 1/4 cup

• 0.83 cups

Liam read 3/8 of a book on Monday and 1/4 of the book on Tuesday. How much of the book has he read in total?

• 3/8

• 5/8

• 1/2

• 7/8

Emma has 4 3/5 liters of juice. She pours out 2 1/2 liters for a party. How much juice does she have left?

• 1 3/4 liters

• 2 1/10 liters

• 5 liters

• 3 liters

A baker used 1 3/4 cups of flour for cookies and 2/3 cup for muffins. How much flour did he use in total?

• 3 cups

• 1 1/3 cups

• 2 1/2 cups

• 2 21/50 cups

In a garden, there are 5/6 of a pound of carrots and 1/3 of a pound of peas. How many pounds of vegetables are there altogether?

• 7/6 pounds

• 3/2 pounds

• 2/3 pounds

• 1 pound

A box contains 2 1/2 pounds of apples. If 1 1/4 pounds are used for a pie, how many pounds of apples remain?

• 2 pounds

• 1 pound

• 3/4 pound

• 1 1/4 pounds

During a sale, a store sold 3/10 of its toys on the first day and 1/5 on the second day. What fraction of the toys was sold in total?

• 2/5

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 3/5

A class collected 3 1/2 boxes of crayons and donated 1 3/4 boxes. How many boxes of crayons does the class have left?

• 1 1/2

• 3 1/4

• 2 1/2

• 1 3/4