Adding Mixed Numbers
Subtracting Mixed Numbers
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Adding or Subtracting Mixed Number Word Problems
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100
2 3/8 + 5 1/8 =
7 4/8 or 7 1/2
100
10 8/9 - 5 6/9 =
5 2/9
100
2/2
1
100
Adam bought a box of fruit that weighed 6 3⁄8 kilograms. If he bought a second box that weighed 7 2⁄8 kilograms, what is the combined weight of both boxes?
The combined weight of both boxes was 13 5/8 kilograms.
100
5/5 =
1
200
8 2/4 + 2 1/4 =
10 3/4
200
8 6/8 - 5 1/8 =
3 5/8
200
2/4
1/2
200
Javier is trying to fit two boxes into the trunk of his car. One box is 2 1/3 feet tall and the other is 4 2/3 feet tall. Stacked on each other, what is the combined height of the two boxes? Draw a picture to justify your answer
The answer is 6 3/3 or 7 feet tall
200
7/4 =
1 3/4
300
3 5/8 + 2 1/8 =
5 6/8 or 5 3/4
300
8 2/7 - 5 4/7 =
2 5/7
300
6/18
2/9
300
On Monday Bianca spent 4 4⁄8 hours studying. On Tuesday she spent another 3 1⁄8 hours studying. What is the combined length of time she spent studying?
Bianca spent 7 5/8 hours studying
300
2 1/2 as an improper fraction
5/2
400
8 1/2 + 8 1/2 =
16 2/2 or 17
400
8 2/4 - 5 3/4 =
2 3/4
400
25/30
5/6
400
Tiffany and her friend seeing who could pick up more bags of cans. Tiffany picked up 5 5⁄8 bags and her friend picked up 4 1⁄8 bags. How much more did Tiffany pick up, then her friend?
Tiffany picked up 1 4/8 or 1 1/2 bags more
400
Decompose: 5 1/3 into 4 and ____
4 4/3
500
5 1/6 + 2 4/6 =
7 5/6
500
9 1/5 - 6 3/5 =
2 3/5
500
102/1000
51/500
500
In two months Ms. Wilson's class recycled 8 6⁄10 pounds of paper. If they recycled 5 4⁄10 pounds the first month, how much did they recycle the second month?
They recycled 3 2/10 or 3 1/5 pounds of paper
500
3 4/5 = 2 and ?
2 and 9/5
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