Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers: Fun with Fractions

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

• 1 cup

• 3 cups

• 1 3/4 cups

• 2 cups

Tom has 2 2/3 meters of ribbon. He buys another 1 1/4 meters. How much ribbon does he have in total?

• 3 1/4 meters

• 3 11/12 meters

• 2 1/2 meters

• 4 meters

Sarah read 4 1/5 books this month and 2 3/10 books last month. How many books did she read in total?

• 6 3/4

• 7 3/10

• 5 1/2

• 6 1/5

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

• 1 1/4 cups

• 0.75 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

Jake has 5 3/4 liters of juice. He drinks 2 1/2 liters. How much juice does he have left?

• 2 1/4 liters

• 5 liters

• 4 liters

• 3 1/4 liters

Emma baked 2 1/3 pies and gave away 1 2/5 pies. How many pies does she have now?

• 14/15

• 2 1/4

• 3/4

• 1 1/2

A gardener planted 3 1/4 rows of flowers and plans to plant 2 2/3 more rows. How many rows will he have in total?

• 5 11/12

• 5 1/3

• 6 1/4

• 4 1/2

In a class, 4 1/2 students brought snacks, and 1 3/4 students forgot theirs. How many students brought snacks?

• 3 1/2

• 1 1/2

• 2 3/4

• 4 1/4

A baker made 6 1/2 loaves of bread and sold 3 3/4 loaves. How many loaves does he have left?

• 2 3/4 loaves

• 4 1/2 loaves

• 1 3/4 loaves

• 3 1/2 loaves

Mia has 7 1/8 liters of paint. She uses 2 5/6 liters for a project. How much paint does she have remaining?

• 5 3/4 liters

• 4 7/24 liters

• 6 1/8 liters

• 3 1/2 liters