Mixing It Up: Improper Fractions & Word Problems

Lily has 9/4 of a pizza. How many whole pizzas does she have and how much is left over?

• 2 whole pizzas and 2/4 pizza left over

• 2 whole pizzas and 1/4 pizza left over

• 1 whole pizza and 5/4 pizza left over

• 3 whole pizzas and no pizza left over

Tom read 7/3 of a book. Convert this improper fraction to a mixed number. How many whole books did he read?

• 2

• 1

• 4

• 3

A recipe calls for 5/2 cups of flour. How many whole cups and how much extra flour is needed?

• 1 whole cup and 3/2 cups extra flour

• 3 whole cups and 1/2 cup extra flour

• 2 whole cups and 1/2 cup extra flour

• 2 whole cups and 3/4 cup extra flour

Sarah has 11/5 yards of ribbon. Convert this to a mixed number. How many whole yards does she have?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

In a class, 3/2 of the students brought snacks. If there are 12 students, how many whole students brought snacks?

• 12

• 8

• 6

• 10

A gardener used 13/4 bags of soil. Convert this improper fraction to a mixed number. How many whole bags did he use?

• 4

• 5

• 3

• 2

During a sale, 8/3 of the toys were sold. Convert this to a mixed number. How many whole toys were sold?

• 2

• 4

• 1

• 3

A baker made 10/3 dozen cookies. Convert this to a mixed number. How many whole dozens of cookies did he make?

• 5

• 3

• 4

• 2

Emma drank 15/4 liters of juice. Convert this to a mixed number. How many whole liters did she drink?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 3

A farmer harvested 9/2 acres of corn. Convert this to a mixed number. How many whole acres did he harvest?

• 6

• 3

• 4

• 5