Operations with Mixed Numbers

Jose has 8 3/4 pounds of bananas at his fruit stand. If he sells 2 1/4 pounds of bananas, how many pounds does he have remaining

• 6 2/4 pounds

• 11 pounds

• 9 1/2 pounds

• 6 1/2 pounds

Jill wants to bake two different recipes but only wants to go to the store once to buy the ingredients. One recipe asked for 1 1/2 cups of flour and the other asks for 2 2/3 cups of flour. How much flour should Jill buy in total while she is there to make sure she has enough for both recipes?

• 3 7/6 cups

• 3 4/6 cups

• 4 1/6 cups

• 4 1/2 cups

Bobbie is a carpenter and is building a treehouse for his nephew. He has a piece of lumber that is 2 1/6 of a yard long. He cuts 1 1/2 yard away to build a support for the treehouse. How long is the lumber piece that remains?

• 1 7/6 yards

• 1 3/6 yards

• 2/3 yard

• 1/2 yard

Last week, the fourth graders at Raymond Elementary walked 2 and 1/6 miles during P.E, and the fourth graders at Edgewood walked 1 and 1/2 miles. How much further did the Raymond students walk than the Edgewood students?

• 1 and 1/6 miles

• 1 and 1/4 miles

• 1/2 mile

• 2/3 mile

Lelan has 6 and 3/8 pizzas.  His family ate some.  He has 2 and 5/8 pizza left.  How much did his family eat?

• 3 and  3/4 pizzas

• 4 and 2/8 pizzas

• 9 pizzas

• 3 and  3/8 pizzas

Mary has a 16 1⁄2 ounce bag of chocolate chips.  She will only use 1⁄4 of the bag for decorating a cake.  How many ounces will she use for decorating?

• 4 1⁄4 ounces
• 4 2⁄8 ounces
• 4 1⁄8 ounces

A piece of land is 3/4 kilometers wide. Its length is 5 1/3 times as long as it is wide. How long is the piece of land?

• 40 km

• 4 km

• 5 3/12 km

• 6 km

2 1/2 crates of apples are delivered to the grocery store on Monday morning. 2/5 of the apples in each crate are green apples. How many crates would it take to deliver only the green apples?

• 3 3/7 crates of apples

• 9/10 crate of apples

• 1 crate of apples

• 3 crates of apples

Last week, Jake spent 6 1/4 hours reading. Lia spent 3/5 as many hours as Jake reading. How many hours did Lia spend reading?

• 3 3/4 hours

• 3 2/5 hours

• 6 4/9 hours

• 2 1/2 hours

A large package weighs 2 1/4 times more than a small package. If the small package weighs more than 10 1/2 kilograms, how much does the large package weigh?

• 12 1/3 kilograms

• 23 5/8 kilograms

• 23 kilograms

• 20 2/6 kilograms