Mixed Numbers: Adding & Subtracting Challenge for Grade 4

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

• 6 1/4

• 5 1/2

• 5 3/4

• 4 1/2

Tom has 5 3/8 meters of ribbon. He uses 2 1/2 meters for a project. How much ribbon does he have left?

• 4 1/8 meters

• 2 7/8 meters

• 3 1/2 meters

• 1 3/4 meters

A recipe calls for 1 3/4 cups of sugar. If Sarah adds 2 1/3 cups, how much sugar does she have in total?

• 2 3/4 cups

• 3 1/2 cups

• 5 cups

• 4 1/12 cups

Jake read 4 2/5 books this month and 3 1/4 books last month. How many books did he read in total?

• 8 3/4

• 7 13/20

• 7 1/2

• 6 1/2

Emma has 6 1/2 yards of fabric. She gives away 3 3/4 yards. How much fabric does she have left?

• 4 1/4 yards

• 3 1/2 yards

• 2 3/4 yards

• 1 1/2 yards

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

• 3 5/6

• 3 1/2

• 4 1/4

• 2 1/2

Mia has 7 1/4 liters of juice. She drinks 2 2/5 liters. How much juice does she have remaining?

• 3 1/2 liters

• 4 17/20 liters

• 6 liters

• 5 3/4 liters

A baker made 5 1/2 dozen cookies and sold 3 1/4 dozen. How many dozen cookies does he have left?

• 1 1/4 dozen

• 2 1/4 dozen

• 3 dozen

• 4 dozen

Mark has 8 3/8 pounds of flour. He uses 4 1/2 pounds for baking. How much flour does he have after baking?

• 3 7/8 pounds

• 2 1/2 pounds

• 5 1/2 pounds

• 4 3/8 pounds

Sophie collected 3 3/4 pounds of rocks and found 2 1/2 more. How many pounds of rocks does she have in total?

• 4 3/4 pounds

• 6 1/4 pounds

• 7 pounds

• 5 1/4 pounds