Add Mixed Numbers
Add the Mixed Numbers:
1 2/4 + 1 1/4
2 3/4
3 1/2 - 3 1/2
0
Lester, a pet store employee, wants to fit two fish tanks on one table. One fish tank is 7/8 of a foot wide and the other fish tank is 3/4 of a foot wide. When placed next to each other, what is the total width of the two fish tanks?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
The total width of the two fish tanks is
13/8 or 1 5/8 ft
Add the Fractions:
1/2 + 1/4
3/4
Subtract the fractions:
3/4 - 1/2
1/4
Add the Mixed Numbers:
2 5/8 + 1 2/8
3 7/8
Subtract the Mixed Numbers:
4 2/3 - 2 1/3
2 1/3
Rafi's Desserts made a batch of fresh scones with 2/3 of a pound of butter and 1/12 of a pound of sugar. How much more butter than sugar was used?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
7/12 pounds
Add the Fractions:
1/5 + 5/10
7/10
Subtract the Fractions:
7/9 - 2/3
1/9
Add the Mixed Numbers:
2 1/5 + 1 3/4
3 19/20
Subtract the Mixed Numbers:
3 6/8 - 1 1/8
2 5/8
Belle added 3/8 of a cup of yellow raisins and 1/4 of a cup of black raisins to a batch of trail mix. How many cups of raisins did Belle add in all?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
5/8 c
Add the Fractions:
2/3 + 1/4
11/12
Subtract the Fractions:
1/2 - 2/5
1/10
Add the Mixed Numbers:
2 1/3 + 3 1/8
5 11/24
Subtract the Mixed Numbers:
1 10/11 - 1 1/3
19/33
Alice placed an order for 1/2 of a sack of brown lentils and 3/8 of a sack of green lentils. How much more brown lentils did Alice order?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
1/8
Add the Fractions:
5/6 + 2/9
19/18 or 1 1/18
Subtract the Fractions:
1/3 - 1/4
1/12
Add the Mixed Numbers:
1 5/12 + 3 1/3
4 9/12 or 4 3/4
Subtract the Mixed Numbers:
5 2/5 - 4 1/6
1 7/30
At the local nursery, 5/6 of the plants for sale are flowers and another 1/10 of them are bushes. What fraction of the plants for sale are either flowers or bushes?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
28/30 or 14/15
Add the Fractions:
4/5 + 1/2
13/10 or 1 3/10
Subtract the Fractions:
1/4 - 1/10
3/20