Addition and Subtraction of Mixed Numbers Word Problems

Altogether is a key word that is used in _________ word problems.

• Addition

• Subtraction

11 How much longer did Lois play than Souzi?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Kelly made fruit punch to serve at a party for her chess team. She mixed 1 2/5 liters of cranberry juice and 1 3/5 liters of pineapple juice together. Then, she split the fruit punch evenly among 9 glasses. How much fruit punch did Kelly pour into each glass? Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or mixed number. Simplify any fractions.

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

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

David has 3 1/2 cups of blueberries. He uses 1/4 of a cup of blueberries to make a breakfast smoothie. He uses 1/2 of the remaining blueberries to make blueberry pancakes. How many cups of blueberries does he use for the pancakes?

Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or mixed number. Simplify any fractions.

15 How many inches were cut?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Candice and Chris run a relay race at recess. Candice runs 1 ⅓ of a lap around the track. Chris runs ½ of a lap around the track. How much farther does Candice run than Chris?

________ laps

Tina lives 2 ¼ miles from the library. Sonya lives 3 ½ miles from the library. How much further does Sonya live than Tina?

_________ miles

“Altogether,” “ Sum,” and “ Total” are keywords associated with what operation? 

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Addition

• Division