Mix It Up: Adding & Subtracting Mixed Numbers Fun!

Lily has 2 1/2 cups of flour. She uses 1 3/4 cups for a cake. How much flour does she have left?

• 1 1/2 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 0.75 cups

Tom has 3 2/3 meters of ribbon. He cuts off 1 1/4 meters for a project. How much ribbon does he have now?

• 2 1/2 meters

• 3 1/2 meters

• 1 3/4 meters

• 2 5/12 meters

A recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of sugar. If Maria adds 2/3 cup more, how much sugar does she have in total?

• 2 1/6 cups

• 1 3/4 cups

• 2 1/2 cups

• 1 cup

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

• 6 1/2

• 8 1/4

• 7 3/4

• 5 3/4

Jake has 5 3/8 liters of juice. He drinks 2 1/2 liters. How much juice is left?

• 4 liters

• 1 3/4 liters

• 2 7/8 liters

• 3 1/2 liters

Emma baked 3 3/4 pies and sold 1 2/3 pies. How many pies does she have remaining?

• 2 1/12

• 2 3/4

• 3 1/4

• 1 1/2

A gardener planted 2 1/5 rows of flowers and then added 1 3/4 more rows. How many rows of flowers are there now?

• 4 1/4

• 3 1/2

• 3 19/20

• 2 1/2

In a class, 4 1/2 students brought snacks, and 2 1/3 students brought drinks. How many students brought snacks and drinks combined?

• 7 1/4

• 6 1/2

• 5 1/2

• 6 5/6

A baker made 6 1/4 loaves of bread and sold 3 3/8 loaves. How many loaves of bread does he have left?

• 3 1/4

• 2 7/8

• 1 3/8

• 2 1/2

During a game, Alex scored 5 1/2 points in the first half and 2 3/4 points in the second half. What is his total score?

• 8 1/4

• 9 1/4

• 7 1/2

• 6 3/4