Adding and Subtracting Mixed Measures

7  3/2 + 1  1/2

• 10

• 10  1/2

• 11

• 11  1/2

Devin cuts a piece of rope that measures 8.56 meters from a larger piece of rope that measures 19.55 meters. How much of the larger piece of rope is left?

• 11.01 meters

• 9.99 meters

• 18.11 meters

• 10.99 meters

Caleb poured 1.8 cups of cold water into an empty bowl. Then he mixed in 1.75 cups of hot water. What was the total amount of water in the bowl?

• 2.83 cups

• 3.35 cups

• 3.55 cups

• 3.60 cups

Dahlia has two pieces of ribbon. The first piece is 7.35 centimeters. The second piece is 37.5 centimeters. What is the combined length of the ribbon?

• 11.10 centimeters

• 44.85 centimeters

• 111 centimeters

• 30.15 centimeters

After a party there is ²/₃ of a Dr. Pepper left, ¹/₃ of a Mtn. Dew left, and ²/₃ of a Pepsi left. How much soda is left altogether?

• 1 bottle

• 1 ¹/₃ bottles

• 1 ²/₃ bottles

• 2 bottles

Mrs. Baldwin's string is 1 ²/₆ inches long. Ms. Haydon's string is 2 ⁵/₆ inches long. How long would their strings be if they laid them end to end?

• 3 ¹/₆ inches

• 4 ³/₆ inches

• 4 ¹/₆ inches

• 1 ³/₆ inches

Ms. Sanchez bought 4 pizzas for our class. We only ate ⁷/₈ of a pizza. How much pizza is left?

• 4 ⁷/₈ pizzas

• 4 pizzas

• 3 ¹/₈ pizzas

• 3 ⁴/₈ pizzas

Lisa bought 1 ¼ yards for her costume and Karla bought 2 ¾ yards for her costume. How many more yards did Karla buy than Lisa?

• 4 yards

• 3 ¾ yards

• 3 and 2/4 yards

• 1 and 2/4 yards

Which model can be used to represent 2 ⅘ - 1 ⅗ ?

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Frank ran 5 1/4 of a mile on Tuesday. He ran 4 3/4 mile on Wednesday. How many miles did Frank run altogether?

• 9 4/4

• 10

• 1 2/4

• 4/4