Add Mixed Number Word Problems

Amy made a fruit salad with 1 1/10 pounds of watermelon and 5 3/10 pounds of berries. How many pounds of fruit did Amy use in all? Answer in simplest form.

• 6 4/10 pounds

• 6 5/2 pounds

• 4 2/10 pounds

• 6 2/5 pounds

A family bought 11 7/12 pounds of potatoes. They used 7 1/12 pounds of it. How much is left? Answer in simplest form.

• 4 6/12 pounds

• 4 1/2 pounds

• 18 1/2 pounds

• 5 6/12 pounds

Marcus rode his bicycle 2 5/8 miles from his house to school. Then he rode 1 1/8 miles from school to the store. How many miles did Marcus ride in all? Answer in simplest form.

• 1 3/4 miles

• 3 4/8 miles

• 3 6/8 miles

• 3 3/4 miles

Nicole ran 13 6/7 miles and walked 2 4/7 miles. How much farther did she run than walk?

• 15 2/7 miles

• 10 10/7 miles

• 11 1/7 miles

• None of the above

Katie swam 16 5/6 laps on Monday and 11 1/6 laps on Tuesday. How much farther did she swim on Monday than on Tuesday? Answer in simplest form.

• 6 4/6 laps

• 5 2/3 laps

• 18 laps

• 4 1/2 laps

Molly and her roommates ate 2 1/3 pints of ice cream on Friday night and 2 1/3 pints of ice cream on Saturday night. How many pints did they eat in all?

• 5 2/3 pints

• 4 2/6 pints

• 3 3/4 pints

• 4 2/3 pints