Mixed Number Word Problems: Division & More!

Lily has 3 1/2 yards of fabric. She wants to make bags that each require 1 1/4 yards. How many bags can she make?

• 1

• 3

• 2

• 4

A recipe calls for 2 3/4 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total?

• 7 1/2 cups

• 6 cups

• 9 cups

• 8 1/4 cups

Tom has 5 2/3 liters of juice. He pours 1 1/2 liters into a pitcher. How much juice does he have left?

• 3 1/2 liters

• 5 liters

• 4 3/4 liters

• 4 1/6 liters

Sarah read 4 1/4 books this month. If each book has 1 3/4 chapters, how many chapters did she read in total?

• 8

• 7

• 9

• 6

A baker made 6 1/2 dozen cookies. If he packs them into boxes of 2 1/4 dozen each, how many boxes can he fill?

• 2 full boxes

• 1 full box

• 4 full boxes

• 3 full boxes

In a garden, there are 7 1/2 rows of flowers. If each row has 2 1/3 flowers, how many flowers are there in total?

• 17 1/2

• 20

• 15

• 10 1/2

A car can travel 3 1/2 miles on 1 gallon of gas. How many gallons of gas are needed to travel 14 miles?

• 2 gallons

• 6 gallons

• 8 gallons

• 4 gallons

Emma has 8 1/4 pounds of apples. She wants to divide them equally into bags that hold 2 1/2 pounds each. How many bags can she fill?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 5

A container holds 9 3/4 liters of water. If you pour out 3 1/2 liters, how much water is left in the container?

• 7 liters

• 6 1/4 liters

• 8 liters

• 5 1/4 liters

A farmer harvested 10 1/2 bushels of corn. If he sells 4 1/4 bushels, how many bushels does he have remaining?

• 8 1/4 bushels

• 5 1/4 bushels

• 7 bushels

• 6 1/4 bushels