5th Grade Mixed Numbers: Add & Subtract Challenge

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

• 5 1/2 yards

• 7 1/2 yards

• 4 3/4 yards

• 6 1/4 yards

Tom has 5 1/3 apples and gives away 2 2/5 apples to his friends. How many apples does he have left?

• 3 1/2

• 1 3/4

• 2 14/15

• 4 1/5

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?

• 1 1/2 cups

• 4 cups

• 2 cups

• 3 1/3 cups

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

• 5 1/2

• 6 1/4

• 7 3/4

• 4 1/2

A baker made 4 1/6 dozen cookies and sold 2 1/2 dozen. How many dozen cookies does he have left?

• 1 dozen

• 2 dozen

• 3 1/2 dozen

• 1 2/3 dozen

In a garden, there are 3 3/8 meters of flowers and 2 1/4 meters of vegetables. What is the total length of plants in the garden?

• 5 5/8 meters

• 4 1/2 meters

• 5 meters

• 6 meters

Mark has 6 1/2 liters of juice and drinks 1 3/4 liters. How much juice does he have remaining?

• 4 3/4 liters

• 2 liters

• 3 1/2 liters

• 5 liters

A car traveled 5 2/3 miles on Monday and 3 1/4 miles on Tuesday. How far did the car travel in total?

• 7 1/2 miles

• 6 3/4 miles

• 8 11/12 miles

• 9 miles

Emma has 7 1/5 pounds of flour and uses 3 3/10 pounds for baking. How much flour does she have left?

• 5 3/10 pounds

• 3 9/10 pounds

• 2 1/2 pounds

• 4 1/4 pounds

During a marathon, Jake ran 4 1/2 miles in the morning and 2 2/3 miles in the afternoon. How many miles did he run altogether?

• 6 3/4 miles

• 8 miles

• 7 1/6 miles

• 5 1/2 miles