Mixed Fractions: Subtract & Add with Confidence!

Lily has 2 1/2 cups of flour and needs 1 3/4 cups for a recipe. How much flour will she have left after making the recipe?

• 1 1/2 cups

• 0.75 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

Tom has 3 2/3 meters of ribbon and he uses 1 1/4 meters for a project. How much ribbon does he have remaining?

• 1 1/2 meters

• 2 5/12 meters

• 3 1/4 meters

• 2 1/2 meters

A baker made 4 1/5 pies and sold 2 3/4 pies. How many pies does the baker have left?

• 2 1/2

• 3 1/4

• 1 1/2

• 1 9/20

Sarah read 3 1/2 books this month and plans to read 2 2/3 more books next month. How many books will she have read in total?

• 6 1/6

• 4 2/3

• 7 3/4

• 5 1/2

A gardener planted 5 1/4 rows of flowers and 2 2/5 rows of vegetables. How many rows did the gardener plant in total?

• 7 13/20

• 8 1/4

• 7 1/2

• 6 1/2

In a classroom, there are 6 3/8 liters of paint. If 2 1/2 liters are used for a project, how much paint remains?

• 4 1/2 liters

• 2 1/8 liters

• 5 liters

• 3 7/8 liters

A recipe calls for 1 3/4 cups of sugar, but Maria only has 2 1/2 cups. How much sugar will she have left after using the required amount?

• 2 cups

• 1/2 cup

• 0.75 cups

• 1 cup

Jake has 7 1/3 pounds of apples. He gives away 3 1/4 pounds to his friends. How many pounds of apples does he have now?

• 6 1/8

• 3 1/2

• 5 3/4

• 4 1/12

Emma has 4 2/5 liters of juice. She drinks 1 3/10 liters. How much juice does she have left?

• 3 3/10 liters

• 3 1/10 liters

• 2 3/10 liters

• 4 1/5 liters

A library has 8 1/2 boxes of books. If they donate 3 3/4 boxes, how many boxes of books will they have remaining?

• 4 3/4

• 3 3/4

• 2 1/4

• 5 1/2