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Mrs. Bell Trivia
100

11/12 - 5/12 = ?

6/12 or 1/2

100

John needs 7/8 cup of sugar to make a cake. He already has 4/8 cup of sugar in the bowl. How much more sugar does John need to add to the bowl?

3/8

100

6 3/4 + 4 1/4 = ?

11

100

There were two stacks of bricks outside of a house. The first stack weighed 8 1/8 pounds and the second weighed 5 5/8 pounds. How much did the two stacks weigh altogether?

13 6/8 or 13 3/4 pounds

100

What is Mrs. Bell's favorite color?

Pink

200

5/7 + 2/7 = ?

1

200

Sally needs 1/5 cup of flour to make cookies. She has 4/5 cup of flour at her house. Which expression should Sally use to find out how much flour she will have left over after making the cookies?

A. 1/5 + 4/5

B. 4/5 รท 1/5

C. 4/5 - 1/5

D. 4/5 x 1/5

C. 4/5 - 1/5

200

12 4/5 - 8 2/5 = ?

4 2/5

200

Two cats were at the vet for regular checkups. The first cat weighed 8 1/3 pounds and the second cat weighed 12 2/3 pounds. How much heavier was the second cat? 

4 1/3 pounds

200

What is Mrs. Bell's favorite drink?

COFFEE

300

7/8 - 3/4 = ?

1/8

300

There were 12 pets at a pet store that needed new homes. On Friday 3/12 of the pets were adopted and on Saturday 5/12 were adopted. What fraction of the pets were still left at the store after Friday and Saturday?

4/12 or 1/3

300

5 7/8 + 2 6/8 = ?

8 5/8

300

There were two identical twins that were born and weighed exactly 5 3/4 pounds each. How much did the twins weigh in all?

11 2/4 or 11 1/2 pounds

300

How old is Mrs. Bell?

39

400

1/8 + 6/12 = ?

15/24

400
A boy filled his dog's water bowl up completely in the morning. At the end of the day, 1/10 of the water was left in the bowl. What fraction of the water did his dog drink throughout the day?
9/10
400

6 1/7 - 5 5/7 = ?

3/7

400

A family's sugar container can hold a total of 10 cups of sugar when it is filled all the way. Currently there are 3 1/5 cups of sugar in the container. How many cups of sugar has the family used since they last filled up the container?

6 4/5 cups

400

What is one of Mrs. Bell's dog's names?

Bean or Skuzz

500

1/10 + 4/9 = ?

49/90

500

Juliana entered a race over the weekend. There were three parts to the race. Each part was 1/2 of a mile long. How many total miles did Juliana run in all? Write your answer as a fraction, mixed number or whole number.

1 1/2 miles

500

9 8/9 + 9 8/9 = ?

19 7/9

500

A carpenter was measuring and cutting some pieces of wood to build cabinets. He started with a 12 foot piece of wood. He cut off 2 1/2 feet of the wood first, and then another 3 1/2 feet of wood. How many feet of wood does he have left after cutting the two pieces?

6 feet

500

What is Mrs. Bell's son's name? (spelled correctly)

Statham

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