Adding Mixed Numbers Word Problems

Jill wants to bake two different recipes but only wants to go to the store once to buy the ingredients. One recipe asked for 1 1/2 cups of flour and the other asks for 2 2/3 cups of flour. How much flour should Jill buy in total while she is there to make sure she has enough for both recipes?

• 3 7/6 cups

• 3 4/6 cups

• 4 1/6 cups

• 4 1/2 cups

Bobbie is a carpenter and is building a treehouse for his nephew. He has a piece of lumber that is 2 1/6 of a yard long. He cuts 1 1/2 yard away to build a support for the treehouse. How long is the lumber piece that remains?

• 1 7/6 yards

• 1 3/6 yards

• 2/3 yard

• 1/2 yard

To make some punch for a party, Michael mixed together 10 and 1/4 bottles of apple juice and 2 and 1/4 bottles of soda. How many bottles of punch did Michael make? Answer in simplest form.

• 12 and 1/2 bottles

• 13 bottles

• 12 and 3/4 bottles

• 14 bottles

How long will the marathon take?

• 4 and 3/4 hours

• 3 and 1/2 hours

• 5 and 1/4 hours

• 4 and 1/4 hours

How many minutes did it take her to complete two laps?

• 2 and 1/4 minutes

• 3 and 1/4 minutes

• 3 and 4/5 minutes

• 1 and 1/4 minutes

Anna played tennis for 2 and 1/4 hours on Saturday and 1 and 4/5 hours on Sunday. How many hours did she play tennis during the weekend?

• A. 3 and 2/3 hrs

• B. 4 and 1/20 hrs

• C. 4 and 7/20 hrs

• D. 3 and 3/10 hrs

A recipe for trail mix calls for 2 and 3/4 cups of peanuts, 1 and 2/3 cups of cashews, and 1 and 1/6 cups of almonds. How many cups of nuts are used in all?

• 4 and 5/12 cp

• 4 and 7/12 cp

• 5 and 5/12 cp

• 5 and 7/12 cp

Mrs. Vasquez bought 2 and 1/3 pounds of grapes and 1 and 2/3 pounds of bananas. How many total pounds of fruit did she buy?

• 5 pounds

• 4 pounds

• 2 and 1/3 pounds

• 1 and 2/3 pounds

When painting his bedroom George used 3 and 5/6 liters of blue paint and 2 and 4/6 liters of red paint. How much paint did he use altogether?

• 5 and 9/6 liters

• 6 and 1/2 liters

• 1 and 1/6 liters

• 5 and 1/6 liters

The North Pole received 9 1/2 inches of snow and then another 3 1/4 inches fell. How much snow has fallen in total?

• 10 1/4 inches

• 12 3/4 inches

• 15 3/4 inches

• 6 1/2 inches