Real-Life Mixed Number Sums: Word Problems for 4th Grade

Lily has 2 1/4 meters of ribbon. She buys another 3 1/4 meters. How much ribbon does she have in total?

• 5 1/2 meters

• 6 meters

• 5 meters

• 4 1/4 meters

Tom read 1 2/5 books last month and 2 3/5 books this month. How many books has he read altogether?

• 5 books

• 4 books

• 3 books

• 6 books

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

• 1 dozen

• 2 dozen

• 5 dozen

• 3 dozen

Sarah has 3 3/8 liters of juice and buys 1 5/8 liters more. How much juice does she have now?

• 3 liters

• 4 liters

• 5 liters

• 6 liters

In a garden, there are 2 1/6 meters of flowers on one side and 3 1/6 meters on the other. What is the total length of flowers?

• 6 1/6 meters

• 5 1/3 meters

• 4 1/6 meters

• 5 1/6 meters

A painter used 1 3/4 gallons of paint on one wall and 2 1/4 gallons on another. How much paint did he use in total?

• 5 gallons

• 3 1/2 gallons

• 4 gallons

• 2 gallons

During a race, John ran 2 2/3 miles in the morning and 3 1/3 miles in the afternoon. How far did he run altogether?

• 6 miles

• 5 miles

• 7 miles

• 4 miles

Emma collected 1 1/2 pounds of apples and 2 1/2 pounds of oranges. How many pounds of fruit does she have in total?

• 4 pounds

• 5 pounds

• 3 pounds

• 2 pounds

A library has 3 1/4 shelves of books and adds 2 1/4 more shelves. How many shelves of books are there now?

• 5 1/2

• 3 1/2

• 4 1/2

• 6 3/4

Mark has 4 1/2 hours of homework and completes 1 1/2 hours. How much homework does he have left to do?

• 3 hours

• 1 hour

• 4 hours

• 2 hours