Add and subtract mixed numbers word problems (like denominators)

Evan and two friends go to a farm to pick strawberries. Evan records the number of baskets of strawberries that each person picks in a table.

Evan forgot to record how many strawberries he picked, but he knows that it was the same amount as Jerry and Ann combined.

Record the number of baskets of strawberries that Evan picked in the table.

Maya measures the weights of several fruits at the grocery store. She records her results in a table.

The watermelon weighs 7\frac { 3 }{ 4 } pounds more than the pineapple.

Record the weight of the watermelon in the table.

Mia starts with a piece of paper that is 6 cm long.She folds the paper into a dragon that is 2\frac { 1 }{ 2 } cm long.

How much longer was the original paper than the dragon?

Kay sees a gorilla handprint at the zoo that is 16\frac { 5 }{ 10 } cm wide.Her own hand is5\frac { 1 }{ 10 } cm wide.

How much wider is the gorilla hand than Kay’s hand?

One snowy day, Ona records the lengths of several different types of sleds that she found in her garage.

What is the combined length of the saucer and the inner tube?

After a rain storm, Lily measures the depth of several puddles in her backyard. She records her results in a table.

How much deeper was the puddle under the swing than the puddle on the sidewalk?

Ava’s birthday cake is 11\frac { 7 }{ 10 } cm tall. Her candles stick up from the cake an additional 5\frac { 4 }{ 10 } cm.

What is the total height of the cake and candles?

Kate started with a piece of bubblegum that was \frac { 5 }{ 8 } $\text{in}$wide. She later blew a bubble that was 2\frac { 7 }{ 8 } in wide.

How much wider was Kate’s bubble than the original piece of bubblegum?

Amy collected a few insects in her backyard. She recorded their lengths in a table.

How much longer is the worm than the ant?

Alicia hikes to see a waterfall. She records the weight of the items she put in her backpack in a table.

Alicia’s camera weighs 1\frac { 3 }{ 5 } kg less than her lunch.

Record the weight of Alicia’s camera in the table.

Kayden walks \frac { 4 }{ 5 } kilometer to a friend’s house. Then he and his friend walk 1\frac { 3 }{ 5 } kilometers more to go fishing at their favorite pond.

How far did Kayden walk all together?

The Bing family spent 1\frac { 1 }{ 4 } hours driving to the beach.Then they spent 3\frac { 2 }{ 4 } ours playing in the sand and water.

Kyra and some friends go to a climbing gym. She records how high each person climbed.

What is the total height climbed by Kyra and Jake?

A zookeeper records how many scoops of peanuts she feeds the elephants for several days.

How many more scoops of peanuts did the zookeeper feed the elephants on Tuesday than on Wednesday?

Frank’s dog Dynamite spent 3\frac { 9 }{ 12 } minutes playing in the mud.Later, Frank spent 8\frac { 5 }{ 12 } minutes giving Dynamite a bath.

How much longer did Dynamite spend getting a bath than playing in the mud?

Archer made a tunnel for his hamster out of two cardboard tubes. One tube was 8 \frac { 5 }{ 8 } $\text{in}$long. The other tube was 7 \frac { 6 }{ 8 } in long.

What is the total length of the tunnel?