Mixed Numbers: Estimating Sums & Differences Challenge

Lily has 3 1/2 yards of fabric. She buys 2 2/3 more yards. How many yards of fabric does she have now?

• 5 1/2 yards

• 6 1/6 yards

• 7 1/3 yards

• 4 3/4 yards

Tom read 4 1/4 books this month and 3 3/5 books last month. How many books did he read in total?

• 6 1/2

• 8 3/4

• 5 2/3

• 7 17/20

A recipe calls for 1 3/4 cups of sugar. If you want to make 2 batches, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 3 1/2 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 4 cups

Sarah has 5 1/2 liters of juice. She drinks 2 1/4 liters. How much juice does she have left?

• 2 liters

• 1 1/2 liters

• 4 liters

• 3 1/4 liters

A gardener planted 2 2/5 rows of flowers in the morning and 3 1/3 rows in the afternoon. How many rows did he plant altogether?

• 6 3/4

• 5 11/15

• 4 1/2

• 5 1/4

During a sale, a store sold 6 1/8 pounds of apples and 4 3/4 pounds of oranges. How many pounds of fruit were sold in total?

• 9 1/4 pounds

• 12 pounds

• 8 1/2 pounds

• 10 7/8 pounds

A baker made 7 1/2 pies and sold 3 2/3 pies. How many pies does the baker have left?

• 3 5/6

• 5 1/4

• 2 1/3

• 4 1/2

Emma has 8 1/4 meters of ribbon. She uses 3 1/2 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have remaining?

• 4 3/4 meters

• 5 meters

• 3 1/4 meters

• 6 1/2 meters

In a class, 5 3/4 hours were spent on math and 2 1/2 hours on science. How many hours were spent on both subjects?

• 6 3/4 hours

• 9 hours

• 7 1/4 hours

• 8 1/4 hours

A car traveled 12 1/2 miles in the morning and 7 3/4 miles in the afternoon. How far did the car travel in total?

• 20.25 miles

• 18.5 miles

• 22 miles

• 15 miles