Mixed Number Challenges: Add & Subtract with Ease

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

• 3 1/2 apples

• 4 1/4 apples

• 5 apples

• 2 apples

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

• 2 1/2 meters

• 1 1/2 meters

• 3 1/5 meters

• 1 9/10 meters

Sarah baked 4 1/3 pies and gave away 2 2/3 pies to her friends. How many pies does she have remaining?

• 1 2/3

• 3 1/3

• 1 1/3

• 2 1/3

A gardener planted 5 1/4 rows of flowers. If he plants 2 1/2 more rows, how many rows of flowers does he have in total?

• 7 3/4

• 5 3/4

• 8 1/2

• 6 1/4

Jake drank 3 3/4 liters of juice. If he drinks another 1 1/4 liters, how much juice has he consumed altogether?

• 5 liters

• 6 liters

• 4 liters

• 5 1/2 liters

Emma has 6 1/2 yards of fabric. She uses 3 3/4 yards to make a dress. How much fabric does she have left?

• 2 3/4 yards

• 1 1/2 yards

• 3 1/4 yards

• 4 yards

A baker made 7 1/8 loaves of bread. He sold 4 1/4 loaves. How many loaves does he have now?

• 1 1/2

• 5 3/8

• 3 1/4

• 2 7/8

In a library, there are 8 2/3 books. If 3 1/3 books are checked out, how many books remain in the library?

• 5 1/3

• 7 1/3

• 6 2/3

• 4 1/3

A farmer harvested 9 1/2 bushels of apples. He sold 5 3/4 bushels. How many bushels of apples does he have left?

• 3 3/4 bushels

• 4 1/4 bushels

• 2 1/2 bushels

• 5 bushels

Mia has 10 1/4 stickers. She gives 4 2/3 stickers to her friend. How many stickers does Mia have now?

• 4 1/2

• 5 7/12

• 7 3/4

• 6 1/3