5th Grade Mixed Numbers: Add & Subtract Challenge

Lily has 2 1/2 yards of fabric, and she buys 3 3/4 more yards. How much fabric does she have in total?

• 5 1/2 yards

• 6 1/4 yards

• 7 yards

• 4 3/4 yards

Tom has 5 1/3 liters of juice, and he drinks 2 2/5 liters. How much juice does he have left?

• 4 liters

• 2 14/15 liters

• 3 1/4 liters

• 1 1/2 liters

A recipe requires 1 1/4 cups of sugar, and you want to make 2 2/3 times the recipe. How much sugar do you need in total?

• 4 cups

• 1 1/2 cups

• 3 1/3 cups

• 2 cups

Sarah read 3 1/2 books last month and 2 3/4 books this month. How many books has she read in total?

• 7 3/4

• 4 1/2

• 6 1/4

• 5 1/2

A baker made 4 1/2 dozen cookies and sold 2 1/3 dozen. How many dozen cookies does he have left?

• 3 dozen

• 2 1/6 dozen

• 1 1/2 dozen

• 2 3/4 dozen

In a garden, there are 3 2/5 rows of flowers, and 1 3/4 rows are planted with roses. How many rows are not planted with roses?

• 3 1/5

• 1 1/4

• 1 13/20

• 2 1/2

A car traveled 6 1/4 miles in the morning and 3 2/3 miles in the afternoon. What is the total distance traveled?

• 9 11/12 miles

• 7 3/4 miles

• 8 1/2 miles

• 10 miles

Emma has 7 1/2 pounds of apples. She uses 4 1/4 pounds to make a pie. How many pounds of apples does she have left?

• 5 pounds

• 4 3/4 pounds

• 2 1/4 pounds

• 3 1/4 pounds

During a marathon, Jake ran 8 1/3 miles in the first half and 5 1/2 miles in the second half. What is the total distance he ran?

• 10 3/4 miles

• 12 miles

• 14 1/2 miles

• 13 5/6 miles

A container holds 9 1/4 liters of water. If 3 3/5 liters are poured out, how much water remains in the container?

• 4 1/2 liters

• 6 3/4 liters

• 7 1/5 liters

• 5 13/20 liters