Mixed Number Challenges: Estimating Sums and Differences

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

• 4 3/4

• 5 1/2

• 7 1/2

• 6 1/4

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

• 4 3/4 meters

• 5 1/2 meters

• 4 5/12 meters

• 3 1/2 meters

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

• 22 cookies

• 15 cookies

• 30 cookies

• 18 cookies

Sarah read 3 3/4 books this month and plans to read 2 1/2 more. How many books will she have read in total?

• 6 1/4

• 4 3/4

• 7 1/2

• 5 1/4

A gardener planted 6 1/4 rows of flowers. If 2 3/4 rows were eaten by rabbits, how many rows are left?

• 3 1/2

• 5 3/4

• 4 1/4

• 2 1/2

In a class, 7 1/2 students brought lunch, and 3 1/4 forgot theirs. How many students brought lunch?

• 5 1/2

• 7 1/2

• 10

• 3 1/4

A tank holds 8 1/2 liters of water. If 3 3/4 liters are used, how much water is left in the tank?

• 2 3/4 liters

• 4 3/4 liters

• 5 liters

• 6 1/2 liters

During a sale, a store had 10 1/3 shirts. They sold 4 2/5 shirts. How many shirts are still available?

• 7 1/10

• 4 3/4

• 5 14/15

• 6 1/2

A recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour. If you have 1 3/4 cups, how much more do you need?

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

A library has 9 1/2 books on a shelf. If 3 1/3 books are checked out, how many books remain on the shelf?

• 6 1/6

• 5 1/4

• 8 1/2

• 7 3/4