Mixed Number Addition and Subtraction Challenges

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

• 4 3/4

• 7 1/2

• 6 1/4

• 5 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?

• 3 1/2 meters

• 5 1/2 meters

• 4 3/4 meters

• 4 5/12 meters

A baker made 4 1/2 cakes and sold 2 1/3 cakes. How many cakes does he have now?

• 2 1/6 cakes

• 3 1/4 cakes

• 4 cakes

• 1 1/2 cakes

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

• 5 1/2

• 5 13/20

• 4 1/2

• 6 3/4

Jake has 6 3/4 pounds of flour. He uses 2 1/2 pounds to bake cookies. How much flour does he have remaining?

• 4 1/4 pounds

• 2 1/4 pounds

• 3 1/4 pounds

• 5 pounds

Emma collected 7 1/2 seashells at the beach and gave 3 3/4 to her friend. How many seashells does she have now?

• 2 1/2

• 5 3/4

• 3 3/4

• 4 1/2

A gardener planted 5 1/3 rows of flowers and plans to plant 2 2/5 more rows. How many rows will he have in total?

• 7 11/15

• 5 3/10

• 8 1/4

• 6 1/2

Mia has 8 1/2 liters of juice. She drinks 3 1/4 liters. How much juice is left?

• 3 1/2 liters

• 6 liters

• 5 1/4 liters

• 4 1/4 liters

A library has 10 1/4 books on one shelf and 4 2/3 books on another shelf. How many books are there in total?

• 14 11/12

• 15 1/2

• 12 5/6

• 13 3/4

Mark has 9 1/2 marbles and gives away 4 1/4 marbles to his friends. How many marbles does he have left?

• 4 1/4

• 6 1/4

• 7 1/4

• 5 1/4