Adding Mixed Numbers: Real-Life Fraction Problems

Lily has 2 1/2 cups of flour. She needs 1 3/4 cups more for her cake. How much flour will she have in total?

• 2 cups

• 4 1/4 cups

• 3 1/2 cups

• 5 cups

Tom ran 3 1/3 miles on Saturday and 2 2/5 miles on Sunday. How many miles did he run in total over the weekend?

• 5 1/4 miles

• 4 1/2 miles

• 6 miles

• 5 11/15 miles

A recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of sugar. If Maria adds another 2 1/4 cups, how much sugar does she have now?

• 2 1/2 cups

• 4 cups

• 3 cups

• 3 3/4 cups

Jake read 4 1/8 books in January and 3 3/4 books in February. How many books did he read in total during these two months?

• 7 7/8

• 5 3/8

• 8 1/4

• 6 1/2

Emma has 5 2/3 yards of fabric. She uses 2 1/4 yards for a dress. How much fabric does she have left?

• 1 3/4 yards

• 3 5/12 yards

• 2 1/2 yards

• 4 1/4 yards

A gardener planted 3 1/2 rows of flowers in the spring and 2 3/8 rows in the summer. How many rows of flowers did he plant altogether?

• 6 1/4

• 5 7/8

• 4 1/2

• 5 1/2

Samantha drank 1 3/4 liters of water in the morning and 2 1/2 liters in the afternoon. How much water did she drink in total?

• 3 1/4 liters

• 5 liters

• 4 1/4 liters

• 2 liters

During a school project, the class collected 2 2/5 boxes of books and 3 1/3 boxes of toys. How many boxes did they collect in total?

• 6 2/3

• 5 1/4

• 4 1/2

• 5 11/15

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

• 2 dozen

• 3 1/4 dozen

• 1 dozen

• 1 3/4 dozen

In a marathon, Sarah completed 5 1/2 miles in the first half and 3 3/4 miles in the second half. What is the total distance she ran?

• 8 miles

• 10 miles

• 7 1/2 miles

• 9 1/4 miles