Fraction Fun: Solving Word Problems with Mixed Numbers

Lily has 3/4 of a pizza. She eats 1/2 of it. How much pizza does she have left?

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 5/8

Tom has 2 1/3 yards of fabric. He uses 1 1/4 yards for a project. How much fabric does he have remaining?

• 1 1/2 yards

• 1 1/12 yards

• 1 yard

• 2 yards

A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar. If Maria adds 1/4 cup more, how much sugar does she have in total?

• 1/2 cup

• 1 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/4 cup

Jake has 5/6 of a chocolate bar. He gives away 1/3 of it. How much chocolate bar does he have now?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 5/9

Samantha drank 1 1/2 liters of juice. If she had 2 liters to start with, how much juice is left?

• 2.5 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 1 liter and 1/2 liter

• 1 liter

A baker used 3/5 of a bag of flour. If he had 1 1/2 bags, how much flour does he have left?

• 2/3

• 3/5

• 1/2

• 9/10

In a garden, 2/3 of the plants are flowers. If 1/4 of the flowers wilt, what fraction of the plants are still healthy?

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 5/6

Emma has 4 1/2 meters of ribbon. She cuts off 2 1/3 meters. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 1 3/4 meters

• 2 1/6 meters

• 3 1/4 meters

• 2 3/4 meters

A bottle contains 1 1/4 liters of water. If 3/4 of a liter is poured out, how much water remains in the bottle?

• 1.5 liters

• 0.75 liters

• 1 liter

• 0.5 liters

During a party, 3/8 of the cake was eaten. If the cake was originally 1 1/2 cakes, how much cake is left?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 7/8

• 15/16