Fractions in Action: Word Problems & Simplifying Fun!

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

• 1 yard

• 1 3/4 yards

• 2 1/2 yards

• 3 yards

Tom baked 2 2/3 pies for a party. He gave away 1 1/4 pies to his friends. How many pies does he have now?

• 2 1/3

• 1 5/12

• 1 1/2

• 1 3/4

A recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of sugar. If Sarah only has 3/4 cup, how much more does she need to buy?

• 1 1/4 cups

• 2 cups

• 0.75 cups

• 1 cup

In a garden, there are 4 1/5 feet of flowers on one side and 2 3/4 feet on the other. How many feet of flowers are there in total?

• 5 1/2 feet

• 6 1/2 feet

• 6 19/20 feet

• 7 1/4 feet

A baker made 5 1/2 dozen cookies. He sold 2 2/3 dozen. How many dozen cookies does he have left?

• 4 dozen

• 3 dozen

• 2 5/6 dozen

• 1 1/2 dozen

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

• 4 3/4

• 7 1/2

• 5 1/4

• 6 1/4

A tank holds 6 1/4 gallons of water. If 2 3/8 gallons are used for a fish tank, how much water is left in the tank?

• 3 7/8 gallons

• 5 3/8 gallons

• 4 1/4 gallons

• 2 1/2 gallons

During a sale, a store had 7 1/2 pounds of apples. They sold 3 1/4 pounds. How many pounds of apples remain?

• 6 pounds

• 4 1/4 pounds

• 5 pounds

• 3 1/2 pounds

A recipe requires 2 1/3 cups of flour. If you only have 1 1/2 cups, how much more flour do you need?

• 3/4 cups

• 2 cups

• 5/6 cups

• 1 cup

At a picnic, there were 8 1/4 sandwiches. If 3 3/4 sandwiches were eaten, how many sandwiches are left?

• 3 1/2

• 2 3/4

• 4 1/2

• 5 1/4