Mixed Numbers: Adding and Subtracting Fun for 4th Grade

Lily has 3 1/2 apples and buys 2 3/4 more. How many apples does she have now?

• 4 1/2

• 6 1/4

• 5 1/2

• 7 3/4

Tom has 5 2/3 meters of ribbon. He uses 1 1/4 meters for a project. How much ribbon does he have left?

• 5 1/2 meters

• 4 3/4 meters

• 3 1/2 meters

• 4 5/12 meters

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

• 2 dozen

• 1 5/6 dozen

• 3 1/2 dozen

• 1 dozen

Sarah read 2 1/4 books last month and 3 3/5 books this month. How many books has she read in total?

• 5 17/20

• 4 1/2

• 6 3/4

• 5 1/2

A gardener planted 6 1/2 rows of flowers and later added 2 1/3 more rows. How many rows of flowers are there now?

• 7 1/2

• 9 1/4

• 8 1/2

• 8 5/6

Jake has 7 1/4 liters of juice. He drinks 3 1/2 liters. How much juice does he have left?

• 2 liters

• 3 3/4 liters

• 5 liters

• 4 1/2 liters

Emma collected 5 3/8 pounds of rocks and found 2 1/4 more pounds. How many pounds of rocks does she have now?

• 8 3/4

• 7 5/8

• 6 1/2

• 5 1/2

A library had 8 1/2 shelves of books. They donated 3 3/4 shelves. How many shelves of books are left?

• 3 3/4

• 4 3/4

• 6 1/4

• 5 1/2

Mark ran 4 1/5 miles last week and 3 2/3 miles this week. How many miles did he run in total?

• 7 13/15 miles

• 8 1/4 miles

• 5 3/4 miles

• 6 1/2 miles

A farmer harvested 9 1/2 bushels of corn and sold 4 1/4 bushels. How many bushels of corn does he have left?

• 4 1/2 bushels

• 3 3/4 bushels

• 5 1/4 bushels

• 6 bushels