Fraction Word Problems - Mixed Numbers

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“Fraction Word Problems” Worksheets:
Fraction Word Problems (Add, Subtract)
2-Step Fraction Word Problems (Add, Subtract)

1-Step Mixed Number Word Problems (Add, Subtract)
2-Step Mixed Number Word Problems (Add, Subtract)

Objective: I can solve one-step word problems involving addition and subtraction of mixed numbers.

Follow these steps to solve the mixed numbers word problems.

Step 1. Is it a problem in addition or subtraction?

Step 2. Do you need to find a common denominator?

Step 3. Can you simplify or reduce the answer?

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Solve the following word problems.

Mark ran 2 ¹/₃ km and Shaun ran 3 ¹/₅ km. Find the difference in the distance that they ran.

Brandon and his son went fishing. Brandon caught 3 ³/₄ kg of fish while his son caught 2 ¹/₅ kg of fish. What is the total weight of the fishes that they caught?

For the school’s sports day, a group of students prepared 21 ¹/₂ litres of lemonade. At the end of the day they had 2 ⁵/₈ litres left over. How many litres of lemonade were sold?

Darren spent 2 ¹/₂ hours on his homework on Monday. On Tuesday, he spent 1 ³/₅ hours on his homework. Find the total amount of time, in hours, that Darren spent doing his homework on Monday and Tuesday.

Brian has a bamboo pole that was 6 ¾ m long. He cut off 1 ¹/₄ m and another 2 ¹/₃ m. What is the length of the remaining bamboo pole in m?

Lydia bought 2 ³/₄ kg of vegetables, 1 ¹/₄ kg of fish and 2 ¹/₃ kg of mutton. What is the total mass, in kg, of the items that she bought?

Kimberly has 3 ¹/₂ bottles of milk in her refrigerator. She used ³/₅ bottle in the morning and 1 ¹/₄ bottle in the afternoon. How many bottles of milk does Kimberly have left over?

A tank has 82 ³/₄ litres of water. 24 ⁴/₅ litres were used and the tank was filled with another 18 ³/₄ litres. What is the final volume of water in the tank?

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