IXL | Add and subtract mixed numbers: word problems

In one week, Florence's family drank 1 1/10 cartons of regular milk and 5 3/10 cartons of soy milk. How much milk did they drink in all?

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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Kira's parents keep a chart on the wall where they mark how much Kira grows each year. When Kira was 15, she grew 1 3/8 inches and when she was 16, she grew 2 7/8 inches. In total, how much did Kira grow in during those two years?

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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Find how much Kira grew in those two years by adding 1 3/8 and 2 7/8.

Add. Remember to add whole numbers to whole numbers and fractions to fractions.

Now simplify.

Write the answer.

Kira grew 4 1/4 inches during those two years.

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