Adding & Subtracting Mixed Numbers: A 4th Grade Challenge

Lily has 2 1/2 yards of ribbon. She buys 3 3/4 more yards. How many yards of ribbon does she have now?

• 4 3/4 yards

• 5 1/2 yards

• 6 1/4 yards

• 7 yards

Tom has 5 1/3 liters of juice. He drinks 2 2/5 liters. How much juice is left?

• 4 liters

• 1 1/2 liters

• 3 1/4 liters

• 2 14/15 liters

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

• 1 1/4 dozen

• 3 dozen

• 4 dozen

• 2 1/4 dozen

Sarah read 3 1/2 books in January and 2 3/4 books in February. How many books did she read in total?

• 4 1/2

• 6 1/4

• 5 1/2

• 7 3/4

A gardener planted 6 1/8 rows of flowers. He plans to plant 2 3/4 more rows. How many rows will he have in total?

• 6 3/4

• 7 1/2

• 9 1/4

• 8 7/8

Jake has 7 2/5 pounds of apples. He gives away 3 1/2 pounds. How many pounds of apples does he have now?

• 5 1/8

• 3 9/10

• 4 1/2

• 2 3/4

Emma collected 4 3/4 seashells at the beach and found 1 1/2 more. How many seashells does she have altogether?

• 6 1/4

• 6 3/4

• 5 1/4

• 7 1/2

A library has 8 1/2 shelves of books. If 3 3/4 shelves are checked out, how many shelves are left?

• 2 1/2

• 3 1/2

• 4 3/4

• 5 1/4

Mark has 5 1/6 meters of fabric. He uses 2 2/3 meters for a project. How much fabric does he have remaining?

• 3 1/3 meters

• 2 1/2 meters

• 4 1/2 meters

• 1 3/4 meters

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

• 6 3/4

• 3 1/2

• 4 3/4

• 5 1/4