Adding Mixed Fractions Word Problems

Last week, the fourth graders at Roadtown Elementary walked 2 1/6 miles during P.E, and the fifth graders walked 1 1/2 miles. How much farther did the fourth graders walk than the fifth graders?

• 1 1/6 miles

• 1 1/4 miles

• 1/2 mile

• 2/3 mile

Jose has 8 3/4 pounds of bananas at his fruit stand. If he sells 2 1/4 pounds of bananas, how many pounds does he have remaining

• 6 2/4 pounds

• 11 pounds

• 9 1/2 pounds

• 6 1/2 pounds

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

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

What is the sum?

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Robert made a fruit salad with 11/12 of a pound of melon and 1/6 of a pound of berries. How many pounds of fruit did Robert use in all?

• 1 1/12

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1 1/2

After dinner, Joe and his family eat 1/2 of Joe's birthday cake. Then, Joe eats another 1/8 of the cake for breakfast the following morning and his brother eats 1/4 of it. How much of the cake has been eaten?

• 1 1/8

• 7/8

• 1

• 9/16

Carefully following a recipe to make brownies, Ben used exactly 5/8 of a cup of oil and 3/4 of a cup of water. How many cups of liquid did Ben use in all?

• 1/8

• 2/3

• 1 1/2

• 1 3/8

Avery has 8 and 3/4 pounds of bananas at his fruit stand. If he sells 2 and 1/4 pounds of bananas, how many pounds does he have remaining?

• 6 and 1/4 pounds

• 11 pounds

• 9 and 1/2 pounds

• 6 and 1/2 pounds