Mixed Number Word Problems & Improper Fractions Quiz

Lily has 3 1/2 apples and buys 2 3/4 more. How many apples does she have now?

• 6 1/4

• 4 1/2

• 7 3/4

• 5 1/2

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

• 2 1/2 meters

• 4 1/4 meters

• 3 1/2 meters

• 3 5/12 meters

A recipe calls for 1 3/4 cups of sugar. If you only have 1/2 cup, how much more do you need to buy?

• 1 1/4 cups

• 1 1/2 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

Sarah read 2 1/2 books last month and 3 1/3 books this month. How many books has she read in total?

• 5 1/2

• 6 1/4

• 4 1/2

• 5 5/6

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

• 30 cookies

• 15 cookies

• 25 cookies

• 19 cookies

In a garden, there are 6 1/2 rows of flowers. If 3 3/4 rows are daisies, how many rows are not daisies?

• 3.5

• 1.5

• 4.25

• 2.75

A box contains 7 1/2 pounds of flour. If you use 3 1/4 pounds for a cake, how much flour remains?

• 2 3/4 pounds

• 5 pounds

• 4 1/4 pounds

• 3 1/2 pounds

During a sale, a store had 8 3/4 shirts. If they sold 5 1/2 shirts, how many shirts are left?

• 2 1/4

• 4 1/2

• 5 1/4

• 3 1/4

Emma has 4 1/3 liters of juice. She drinks 1 2/5 liters. How much juice does she have now?

• 3 1/2 liters

• 1 3/4 liters

• 2 1/2 liters

• 2 14/15 liters

A farmer harvested 9 1/2 bushels of apples. He sold 4 3/4 bushels. How many bushels does he have left?

• 5 bushels

• 4 3/4 bushels

• 3 1/2 bushels

• 6 1/4 bushels