Mathematics Grade 6 45 min

Add and subtract mixed numbers: word problems

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Jia ate 1 1/8 pizzas. Ken ate 1 2/8 pizzas. How much did they eat together?

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A rope is 4 3/4 meters long. Sam cuts off 2 1/4 meters. How much is left?

3

A plant grew 1 1/2 inches one week and 2 1/3 inches the next. How much did it grow in total?

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
A recipe calls for 2 1/5 cups of sugar. You add another 1 3/5 cups. How much sugar is there in total?
0.3 4/5
1.3 4/10
2.3 2/5
3.4
Easy
A board was 3 5/6 feet long. A carpenter cut off 1 1/6 feet. How long is the board now?
0.2 4/0
1.2 1/3
2.2 2/3
3.2 4/6
Easy
Leo ran 1 1/4 miles on Monday and 2 1/2 miles on Tuesday. How many miles did he run in total?
0.3 1/3
1.3 2/6
2.3 3/4
3.3 2/4

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