Add and Subtract Mixed Number Word Problems

Shane needs 10 3/5 hours to complete a project.

If he already worked on the project for 5 3/4 hours, how many more hours does he need to complete her project?

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• 15 6/9

• 5 6/20

• 4 3/20

• 4 17/20

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Jayden bought a 5 cup bag of pecans. If she uses 2 2/3 cups to bake cookies, how many cups of pecans will be left in the bag?

• 7 2/3 cups

• 3 2/3 cups

• 2 1/3 cups

• 3 1/3 cups

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Caroline collected 3 1/4 bags of bottles to take to the recycling center.

1/3 of the bags are glass bottles.

2/3 of the bags are plastic bottles.

The recycling center only accepts plastic bottles.

How many bags will the recycling center accept?

• 1 1/12

• 1 1/6

• 2 1/3

• 2 1/6

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Alisha kept track of the growth of a plant.

At the beginning of one week, her plant was 1 7/8 inches tall. The next week, the plant was 2 3/4 inches tall.

How many inches did Alisha’s plant grow over the week?

• 1/2 inches

• 7/8 inches

• 1/24 inches

• 5/8 inches

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Last week, the fourth graders at Raymond Elementary walked 2 and 1/6 miles during P.E, and the fourth graders at Edgewood walked 1 and 1/2 miles. How much further did the Raymond students walk than the Edgewood students?

• 1 and 1/6 miles

• 1 and 1/4 miles

• 1/2 mile

• 2/3 mile

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Simon has 1/5 of a gallon of cranberry juice, 1/3 of a gallon of apple juice, and 7/10 of a gallon of grape juice. How much juice does Simon have?

• 9/30

• 1/2

• 1  7/30

• 1  13/30

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Joan and Mindy collect sea shells. Joan's bucket of shells weighed two and two-thirds pounds, and Mindy's bucket was three and one-fourth pounds. How much more does Mindy's bucket weigh than Joan's?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

In the relay race, Carlos ran his lap in two minutes flat, Raul ran his lap in three and one-tenth minutes, and Jessie finished for the squad in one and three-fifths minutes. What was the combined time for the squad?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Two numbers have a sum of eight and one-fifth. One of the numbers is three and three-fourths. What is the other number?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C