5.6 Add and Subtract Mixed Numbers

When a fraction is greater than one whole, which is larger?

• Numerator
• Denominator

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Dr. Whether-or-Not collects two hailstones during a storm in California. One hailstone weighs 2 3/8 pounds, and the other hailstone weighs 1 3/10 pounds. How much heavier is the larger hailstone than the smaller hailstone? A C s B D

• 3/40 pounds

• 1 3/40 pounds

• 1 27/40 pounds

• 3 27/40 pounds

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Apply Jason is making a fruit salad. He mixes in 3 1/4 cups of orange melon and 2 2/3 cups of green melon. How many cups of melon does Jason put in the fruit salad? A C B D

• 5 1/4 cups

• 5 1/3 cups

• 5 7/12 cups

• 5 11/12 cups

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Dakota makes a salad dressing by combining 6 1/3 fluid ounces of oil and 2 3/8 fluid ounces of vinegar in a jar. She then pours 2 1/4 fluid ounces of the dressing onto her salad. How much dressing remains in the jar?

• 6 1/8 fluid ounces

• 6 3/8 fluid ounces

• 6 11/24 fluid ounces

• 6 17/ 24 fluid ounces

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Yolanda walked 3 6/10 miles. Then she walked 4 1/2 more miles. How many miles did Yolanda walk?

• 7 1/10 miles

• 8 7/10 miles

• 8 1/10 miles

• 7 7/10 miles

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The gas tank in Rebecca’s old car held 14 1/5 gallons. The gas tank in Rebecca’s new car holds 18 1/2 gallons. How many more gallons will the tank in Rebecca’s new car hold than her old car?

• 4 1/3 gallons

• 4 3/10 gallons

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Four students made paper chains to decorate the community center. The table at the right shows the lengths of the paper chains.

If Ioana attaches her chain to the end of Gabrielle’s chain, what will be the length of the combined chain?

• 13 3/4 feet

• 13 1/4 feet

• 12 1/4 feet

• 12 1/2 feet

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How much longer is Oksana’s chain than Gabrielle’s chain?

• 15 7/12 feet

• 14 1/12 feet

• 4 1/4 feet

• 4 1/12 feet

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Mia hiked 2 1/2 miles farther than Jacob. Which could be the two distances each person hiked?

• Mia 2 1/2 miles; Jacob: 1 1/4 miles

• Mia: 2 1/2 miles; Jacob: 7 1/2 miles

• Mia: 3 2/5 miles; Jacob: 5 9 /10 miles

• Mia: 5 9/10 miles; Jacob: 3 2/5 miles

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Mr. Carter owned a ranch with 7 1/4 acres. Last year, he bought 3 1/5 acres of land from his neighbor. Then he sold 2 1/4 acres. How many acres does Mr. Carter own now?

• 10 9/20 acres

• 8 1/5 acres

• 12 7/10 acres

• 6 3/10 acres

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