Mixed Numbers Challenge: Adding & Subtracting Fractions

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

• 1/2 cup

• 2 cups

• 1 1/4 cups

• 3/4 cups

Tom has 3 2/3 meters of ribbon. He cuts off 1 1/4 meters for a project. How much ribbon does he have now?

• 2 1/2 meters

• 3 meters

• 1 3/4 meters

• 2 5/12 meters

Sarah baked 1 3/5 pies. She gave away 2/5 of a pie to her friend. How many pies does she have left?

• 1 3/10

• 2/5

• 1 3/5

• 1 1/5

A recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of sugar. If Maria has already added 1 3/4 cups, how much more sugar does she need to add?

• 1 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cups

• 2 cups

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

• 2 1/4 liters

• 3 1/2 liters

• 2 5/6 liters

• 1 3/4 liters

Emma read 3 1/4 books this month. If she reads 1 3/4 more books next month, how many books will she have read in total?

• 6

• 4

• 5

• 7

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

• 4

• 5

• 3 1/3

• 2 1/2

In a class, there are 5 1/2 hours of art lessons. If 2 1/4 hours are completed, how many hours are left?

• 3 1/4 hours

• 1 1/2 hours

• 2 hours

• 4 hours

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

• 1 dozen

• 3 dozen

• 2 dozen

• 2.25 dozen

Mia has 6 1/4 yards of fabric. She uses 2 3/4 yards to make a dress. How much fabric does she have left?

• 3 1/2 yards

• 2 1/2 yards

• 5 yards

• 4 yards