5th Grade Mixed Fractions: Subtraction & Addition Challenge

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

• 1 1/2 cups

• 0.75 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

Tom has 3 1/3 meters of ribbon. He cuts off 1 2/5 meters for a project. How much ribbon does he have now?

• 3 1/4 meters

• 1 14/15 meters

• 1 1/2 meters

• 2 1/2 meters

A recipe calls for 1 1/4 cups of sugar. If Sarah has 2 2/3 cups, how much sugar will she have after making the recipe?

• 1 cup

• 1 5/12 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 1/2 cups

Jake has 4 1/2 liters of juice. He drinks 2 3/4 liters. How much juice is left in the container?

• 1 3/4 liters

• 2 liters

• 3 1/2 liters

• 1 liter

Emma read 3 1/8 books this month and 2 3/4 books last month. How many books did she read in total?

• 4 1/2

• 6 1/4

• 5 1/2

• 5 7/8

A gardener has 5 1/2 bags of soil. He uses 3 1/3 bags for planting. How many bags of soil does he have remaining?

• 1 1/2 bags

• 3 1/4 bags

• 4 bags

• 2 1/6 bags

Mia has 6 1/4 yards of fabric. She uses 2 2/5 yards to make a dress. How much fabric does she have left?

• 3 17/20 yards

• 2 1/2 yards

• 4 3/5 yards

• 5 1/4 yards

A baker made 7 3/4 dozen cookies. He sold 4 1/2 dozen. How many dozen cookies does he have left?

• 2 dozen

• 4 3/4 dozen

• 3 1/4 dozen

• 5 dozen

Oliver has 8 1/3 pounds of apples. He gives away 3 1/4 pounds to his friends. How many pounds of apples does he have now?

• 5 1/12 pounds

• 7 1/8 pounds

• 6 3/4 pounds

• 4 1/2 pounds

Sophie has 5 1/2 liters of paint. She uses 2 3/8 liters for a project. How much paint does she have left?

• 2 1/8 liters

• 3 1/8 liters

• 4 3/4 liters

• 5 liters