Mixed Numbers & Fractions: Subtraction Word Problems

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

• 2 cups

• 1 3/4 cups

• 3 cups

• 1 cup

Tom has 5 2/3 meters of ribbon. He cuts off 2 1/4 meters for a project. How much ribbon does he have remaining?

• 2 1/2 meters

• 3 1/4 meters

• 4 1/2 meters

• 3 5/12 meters

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

• 1/2 cup

• 2 cups

• 0.75 cups

• 1 cup

Jake read 4 1/2 books this month. He plans to read 2 1/3 more books. How many books will he have read in total?

• 5 1/2

• 6 1/2

• 7 1/4

• 6 5/6

Sarah has 6 1/4 liters of juice. She drinks 3 1/2 liters. How much juice is left?

• 1 1/2 liters

• 3 liters

• 4 liters

• 2 3/4 liters

A gardener has 7 3/4 bags of soil. He uses 2 2/5 bags for planting. How many bags of soil does he have now?

• 5 1/5

• 6 1/2

• 4 3/4

• 5 7/20

Emma baked 5 1/2 pies. She sold 3 3/4 pies. How many pies does she have left?

• 4 3/4

• 3 1/4

• 1 3/4

• 2 1/2

In a class, there are 8 1/2 hours of art lessons. If 3 1/3 hours are used for painting, how many hours are left for other activities?

• 4 1/2 hours

• 5 1/6 hours

• 6 hours

• 3 1/4 hours

A baker made 10 1/4 dozen cookies. He sold 4 2/3 dozen. How many dozen cookies does he have remaining?

• 6 dozen

• 5 29/50 dozen

• 3 3/4 dozen

• 4 1/2 dozen

Mark has 9 1/2 liters of paint. He uses 4 1/4 liters for a project. How much paint does he have left?

• 4 1/2 liters

• 5 1/4 liters

• 3 3/4 liters

• 6 liters