Real-Life Mixed Fractions: Adding & Visual Models

Lily has 2 1/4 cups of flour and she needs 1 2/3 cups more for her cake. How much flour does she have in total? Simplify your answer.

• 4 cups

• 3 1/4 cups

• 2 1/2 cups

• 3 11/12 cups

Tom is making a fruit salad. He uses 3 1/2 cups of strawberries and 2 3/4 cups of blueberries. How many cups of fruit does he have altogether? Simplify your answer.

• 7 cups

• 4 3/4 cups

• 5 1/2 cups

• 6 1/4 cups

A recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of sugar. If Sarah wants to double the recipe, how much sugar will she need? Show your work using a visual model.

• 2 cups

• 3 cups

• 4 cups

• 1 cup

In a garden, there are 4 2/5 meters of red flowers and 3 1/3 meters of yellow flowers. How many meters of flowers are there in total? Simplify your answer.

• 8 1/4 meters

• 5 3/10 meters

• 6 1/2 meters

• 7 11/15 meters

Emma drank 1 3/4 liters of juice and her brother drank 2 1/2 liters. How much juice did they drink together? Simplify your answer.

• 3 1/2 liters

• 5 liters

• 4 1/4 liters

• 4 liters

A baker made 5 1/6 dozen cookies and sold 2 2/3 dozen. How many dozen cookies does he have left? Show your work using a visual model.

• 3 dozen

• 1 1/3 dozen

• 4 dozen

• 2 1/2 dozen

During a party, 3 1/4 pizzas were eaten, and 2 1/2 pizzas were ordered later. How many pizzas were consumed in total? Simplify your answer.

• 5 3/4

• 5 1/2

• 4 1/2

• 6

A painter used 2 3/8 gallons of blue paint and 1 5/6 gallons of yellow paint. How much paint did he use in total? Simplify your answer.

• 5 1/8 gallons

• 3 1/2 gallons

• 4 1/2 gallons

• 4 5/24 gallons

In a library, there are 6 1/2 shelves of fiction books and 3 3/4 shelves of non-fiction books. How many shelves of books are there altogether? Simplify your answer.

• 9 1/2

• 11 3/4

• 8 3/4

• 10 1/4

A farmer harvested 4 1/3 bushels of apples and 2 2/5 bushels of pears. How many bushels of fruit did he harvest in total? Show your work using a visual model.

• 5 1/2 bushels

• 6 1/4 bushels

• 7 3/10 bushels

• 6 11/15 bushels