Adding Mixed Fractions
Word Problems
Word Problems
There were 3 1/2 of bags of flour in the kitchen. 4 1/2 bags of flour were delivered. How many bags of flour are there in total?
There are 8 bags of flour in total
A farmer in Sampson County harvested two large sweet potatoes. The first sweet potato weighed 3 5/8 pounds. The second sweet potato weighed 1 2/8 pounds.
2 3/8
A landscaping crew is raking pine needles at a park in Raleigh. In the morning, they filled 4 7/12 trailers. In the afternoon, they filled 3 8/12 trailers.
Question: What is the total number of trailers filled with pine needles?
3 2/5 gallons
8 7/10 −3 4/10=
5 3/10
What is a numerator?
The top number of a fraction
There are two identical fridges for desserts. One of the fridges has 5/8 of its room left and the other fridge is only 1/8 full. How much room did the desserts in total?
1 4/8 or 1 1/2
A farmer in Sampson County harvested two large sweet potatoes. The first sweet potato weighed 3 5/8 pounds. The second sweet potato weighed 1 2/8 pounds.
Question: What is the difference in weight between the two sweet potatoes?
2 3/8 pounds
3 2/5 + 1 4/5=
5 1/5
5 5/6−1 2/6=
4 3/6
What is denominator?
The botton number of a fraction
The Miller family is hiking a trail in the Great Dismal Swamp. In the morning, they hiked 2 1/4 miles. After lunch, they hiked another 1 2/4 miles before reaching their campsite.
3 3/4 miles
Maya is building a giant sandcastle at Nags Head. She used 5 2/6 buckets of sand for the base and 2 5/6 buckets of sand for the towers.
Question: Exactly how many buckets of sand did Maya use in total?
8 1/6 buckets
5 3/8+2 7/8=
8 2/8
6 1/5 − 2 3/5=
3 3/5
What is the definition of an improper fraction?
When your numerator is larger than your denominator.
James and Quetta were painting a banner for the Cultural Arts Night at their school. James painted 5/12 of the banner black and Quetta 3/12 painted of the banner white. The rest of the banner was painted red. What fraction of the banner is red?
1/3
For a school party, the teacher bought 4 3/10 liters of Cheerwine. By the end of the party, the students had drunk 2 7/10 liters.
Question: How many liters of Cheerwine are left over?
1 6/10
4 5/6 + 4 5/6=
9 4/6
4 2/8 − 1 7/8=
2 3/8
What do you if you have an improper fraction?
You turn it into a mix fraction.
Sean went to grocery shopping. He bought 3/10 bags of potatoes, 1/10 bags of carrots and 7/10 bags of flour. How many bags of vegetables did he buy?
4/10 or 2/5
To prepare for a storm on the coast, a homeowner bought 8 2/10 meters of plywood. They used 5 5/10meters to cover their front windows.
Question: How many meters of plywood are left?
2 7/10
2 9/12 + 6 5/12=
9 2/12
8 - 5 3/4
2 1/4
Answer may vary.