Adding/Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers

Jerry is training for a swimming competition. On Monday, he swam half a mile. On Wednesday, he swam three-eighths of a mile. How far did Jerry swim in total?

Tim and Al are constructing a tower. Tim's section of the tower is 7/8 foot tall, and Al's section is 1/2 foot tall. How tall will the tower be when they combine their sections?

• 1 foot tall

A grasshopper is 1 and 1/2 inches long, while a ladybug is 5/8 inches long. How much longer is the grasshopper than the ladybug?

Jon worked for 3 and 1/4 hours on his project on Sunday and 1 and 1/6 hours on Monday. How much time did he spend on his project in total?

Sarah has been collecting stamps for her stamp collection. She has 4 and 2/3 pages of stamps from different countries. She received an additional 3 and 7/12 pages of stamps from her friend as a gift. How many pages of stamps does Sarah have in total now?

Stacey had 2 cakes for her party. She had 1/8 of a cake left after the party. How much cake was eaten at her party?

Elena has a garden where she grows vegetables. In one section of her garden, she planted 7 rows of flowers, with each row containing different types of flowers. She decided to remove 2 and 1/2 rows of flowers from that section and replant them in another part of her garden. After replanting, how many rows of flowers are left in that section of Elena's garden?

Samantha is organizing her bookshelf. She has 6 shelves in total. On one shelf, she has 3 and 3/5 feet of space remaining, and on another shelf, she has 1/10 feet of space remaining. How much more space does Samantha have on the first shelf compared to the second shelf?