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Cohen ran 2 4/8 miles. Cody ran
1 5/8 miles. How many miles did they run altogether?
4 1/8 miles
Luke worked on his math homework 4 ¾ hours this week and 2 2/4 hours last week. How long did Luke work on his math homework these two weeks?
7 1/4 hours
Two bunnies were eating carrots. The first bunny ate 4 ⅘ carrots and the second bunny ate 3 ⅖ carrots. How much more did the second bunny eat than the first bunny?
1 2/5 carrots
The track team practiced 7 3/6 hours the first week in April. The second week of April they practice 4 ⅚ hours. How much longer did they practice in the first week then the second week?
2 4/6 or 2 2/3
The band played a song that lasted 5 ⅞ minutes. They played another song that lasted 4 ⅜ minutes. How long were both the songs together?
10 2/8 or 10 1/4 minutes
Caroline used 2 ¾ cups of sugar in a cake recipe. She used 2 2/4 cups of sugar in a cookie recipe. How much sugar did Caroline use?
5 1/4 cups
What mixed number does the following number sentence represent?
4/4 + ¼ + ¼ + ¼
1 3/4
After hiding all the Easter eggs. The bunnies were tired. The first bunny took a nap for 3 ⅔ hours and the second bunny took a nap for 2 ⅓ hours. How much longer did the first bunny nap than the second bunny?
1 1/3 hour
There are two jugs of lemonade at a picnic. The smaller jug contains 5 ⅚ cups of lemonade. The larger jug contains 6 2/6 cups of lemonade. How much lemonade is there altogether?
12 1/6
The middle school band practiced for 3 2/6 hours on a new song. They practiced an older song for 1 5/6 hours. How much longer did they practice the newer song than the older song?
1 3/6 or 1/ 1/2 hours
It rained 1 2/3 inches the first week of April. The third week of April it rained 2 ⅓ inches. During those two weeks, how much did it rain?
4 inches
A milk jug contains 7 ⅜ ounces of milk left in it. Melissa used 4 ⅝ ounces for a recipe. How many ounces are left?
2 6/8 or 2 3/4
The baseball team spent 3 ¼ hours of practice on Monday and 3 ¾ hours of practice on Tuesday. How many hours did they practice?
7 hours
A bag of flour had 7 ⅝ cups of flour. Margo used 2 ⅞ cups for a recipe. How much flour is left?
4 6/8 or 4 3/4
The band marched in a parade. They marched 2 ⅗ miles on one street and 1 ⅘ miles on another street. How far did the band march altogether?
4 2/5 miles
Clayton cooked a roast in the crockpot for 5 3/8 hours. He baked some potatoes in the oven for 2 6/8 hours. How long did it take Clayton to cook the roast and the potatoes?
8 1/8 hours
Jenny spent 3 2/8 hours decorating Easter eggs. Her brother spent 2 3/8 hours decorating eggs. How much longer did Jenny decorate eggs than her brother?
7/8 of an hour
The soccer team practiced for 2 ⅘ hours on Wednesday and 4 ⅗ hours on Thursday. How much longer did they practice on Thursday than Wednesday?
1 4/5 hours
Teresa spent 2 ¾ hours making a cake. She spent 1 2/4 hours making cookies. How long did she spend making a cake and cookies?
4 1/4 hours
The band marched in a parade. They marched 3 2/8 miles on Main Street and 2 ⅜ miles on First Street. How much farther did they march on Main Street than First Street?
7/8 of a mile
Cliff spent 2 ¾ hours mowing the grass and 1 2/4 hours trimming the bushes. How long did Cliff work in the yard?
4 1/4 hours
Two Easter bunnies were hiding eggs. The first bunny spent 4 3/6 hours hiding eggs. The second bunny spent 5 ⅙ hours hiding eggs. How much longer did the second bunny hide eggs than the first bunny?
4/6 of an hour
The football game was canceled because it rained 2 ⅔ inches on Thursday and 3 ⅓ inches on Friday. How much did it rain Thursday and Friday?
6 inches
Teresa spent 2 ¾ hours making a cake. She spent 1 2/4 hours making cookies. How much longer did she work on the cake than the cookies?
1 1/4 hours
Jacob could run and jump 5 1/8 feet. Clayton could run and jump 4 6/8 feet. If Clayton and Jacob are on the same team, how far did the jump altogether?
9 7/8 feet