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Add and subtract mixed numbers: word problems
Abigail ran
10
1
3
10\frac{1}{3}
10
3
1
miles on Saturday and
3
1
3
3\frac{1}{3}
3
3
1
miles on Sunday. How many miles did Abigail run in all?
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Aisha and Pam weighed their backpacks on a scale. Aisha's backpack weighed
7
1
6
7\frac{1}{6}
7
6
1
pounds and Pam's backpack weighed
2
5
6
2\frac{5}{6}
2
6
5
pounds. How much more did Aisha's backpack weigh than Pam's backpack?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
pounds
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Deion sprinted
16
3
10
16\frac{3}{10}
16
10
3
laps and then took a break by jogging
9
9
10
9\frac{9}{10}
9
10
9
laps. How much farther did Deion sprint than jog?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
laps
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The chef of a pizza place used
18
3
4
18\frac{3}{4}
18
4
3
packages of pepperoni and
9
1
4
9\frac{1}{4}
9
4
1
packages of sausage. How much more pepperoni than sausage did the chef use?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
packages
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Bill added
2
2
5
2\frac{2}{5}
2
5
2
cups of walnuts to a batch of trail mix. Later, he added
1
4
5
1\frac{4}{5}
1
5
4
cups of almonds. How many cups of nuts did Bill put in the trail mix in all?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_
___
cups
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Carly and her sister went together to get haircuts. Carly got
4
1
4
4\frac{1}{4}
4
4
1
inches cut off and her sister got
1
3
4
1\frac{3}{4}
1
4
3
inches cut off. Compared to her sister, how much more hair did Carly get taken off?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
inches
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For his famous seafood gumbo, Khalil uses jumbo shrimp and blue crab. His recipe calls for
2
5
6
2\frac{5}{6}
2
6
5
pounds of shrimp and
1
5
6
1\frac{5}{6}
1
6
5
pounds of crab. How many total pounds of seafood does Khalil use in all?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_
___
pounds
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Yesterday, The Sweet Slice Cafe sold
9
9
10
9\frac{9}{10}
9
10
9
carafes of caffeinated coffee and
2
3
10
2\frac{3}{10}
2
10
3
carafes of decaffeinated coffee. How many carafes of coffee did they sell in all?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
carafes
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Kyle's daughter wanted to decorate her room with her favorite color, yellow. Kyle had
16
1
6
16\frac{1}{6}
16
6
1
cans of yellow paint stored in the garage. He used
5
5
6
5\frac{5}{6}
5
6
5
cans to paint his daughter's room. How much yellow paint did Kyle have left?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
cans
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Alice has an indigo extension cord that is
8
3
5
8\frac{3}{5}
8
5
3
feet long and a red extension cord that is
4
3
5
4\frac{3}{5}
4
5
3
feet long. If Alice plugs one extension cord into the other, how far will the cords reach?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
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feet
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To make some repairs to a school building, Garrett's Construction Company mixes
12
2
3
12\frac{2}{3}
12
3
2
tons of plaster. They only use
9
1
3
9\frac{1}{3}
9
3
1
tons of it though. How much plaster do they have left?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_
___
tons
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John mailed a letter on Monday morning. The letter traveled
6
1
4
6\frac{1}{4}
6
4
1
miles on Monday. It traveled
6
1
4
6\frac{1}{4}
6
4
1
more miles on Tuesday, reaching its destination on Tuesday afternoon. How far did John's letter travel in all?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_
___
miles
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Yesterday, The Coffee Spot sold
10
5
8
10\frac{5}{8}
10
8
5
carafes of caffeinated coffee and
9
7
8
9\frac{7}{8}
9
8
7
carafes of decaffeinated coffee. How many carafes of coffee did they sell in all?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
carafes
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Lillian poured
1
3
4
1\frac{3}{4}
1
4
3
gallons of water into a bucket. Later, she added
6
3
4
6\frac{3}{4}
6
4
3
gallons more. How much water is in the bucket now?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
gallons
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Pedro placed an order for
4
3
8
4\frac{3}{8}
4
8
3
sacks of brown lentils and
2
1
8
2\frac{1}{8}
2
8
1
sacks of green lentils. How much more brown lentils did Pedro order?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
sacks
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Emmett rode his bicycle
2
3
4
2\frac{3}{4}
2
4
3
miles from his house to the park. Then he rode
1
3
4
1\frac{3}{4}
1
4
3
miles from the park to the library. How many miles did Emmett ride in all?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
miles
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Roadster's Paving Company used
10
11
12
10\frac{11}{12}
10
12
11
tons of cement to pave Brittany's street and
5
5
12
5\frac{5}{12}
5
12
5
tons of cement to pave Emmett's street. How much cement did Roadster's Paving Company use in all?
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Sandra lives
8
3
10
8\frac{3}{10}
8
10
3
miles from school. Her classmate, Wendy, lives
7
1
10
7\frac{1}{10}
7
10
1
miles from school. How much farther from school does Sandra live?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
miles
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A farmer placed an order for
11
1
6
11\frac{1}{6}
11
6
1
tons of fertilizer. He calculates that the corn fields will require
8
5
6
8\frac{5}{6}
8
6
5
tons of it. How much fertilizer will the farmer have left for his other crops?
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