Mixed Numbers Mastery: Adding and Subtracting Challenges

Lily has 2 1/2 yards of fabric and needs 3 3/4 yards for a project. How much more fabric does she need?

• 1 1/4 yards

• 3 yards

• 1 yard

• 2 yards

Tom has 5 2/3 liters of juice. He drinks 1 1/4 liters. How much juice does he have left?

• 4 1/4 liters

• 3 1/2 liters

• 5 liters

• 4 5/12 liters

A recipe calls for 1 3/8 cups of flour, but you only have 2 1/4 cups. How much flour will you have after making the recipe?

• 7/8 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 1 1/4 cups

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

• 6 1/6

• 6 3/4

• 7 1/4

• 5 1/2

A baker made 4 1/5 dozen cookies and sold 2 3/4 dozen. How many dozen cookies does he have left?

• 1 dozen

• 1.45 dozen

• 2 dozen

• 3 1/2 dozen

In a garden, there are 6 1/2 feet of flowers and 3 1/3 feet of vegetables. How many feet of plants are there in total?

• 7 3/4 feet

• 8 1/2 feet

• 10 feet

• 9 5/6 feet

A car traveled 7 1/4 miles on Monday and 5 2/5 miles on Tuesday. How far did the car travel in total?

• 10 1/2 miles

• 11 3/4 miles

• 12 13/20 miles

• 13 1/5 miles

Emma has 8 3/4 pounds of apples. She gives away 3 1/2 pounds. How many pounds of apples does she have left?

• 6 pounds

• 7 1/4 pounds

• 5 1/4 pounds

• 4 1/4 pounds

During a race, Jake ran 4 1/6 miles and then 2 3/4 miles. How far did he run altogether?

• 6 11/12 miles

• 6 1/2 miles

• 7 1/4 miles

• 5 1/2 miles

A container holds 5 1/2 gallons of water. If 2 2/3 gallons are used, how much water remains in the container?

• 4 1/2 gallons

• 1 3/4 gallons

• 2 5/6 gallons

• 3 1/2 gallons