Add and Subtract Fractions
3/8+2/4
7/8
Ben and Andy shared a quart of ice cream. Ben ate 1/6 of the ice cream and Andy ate 1/4 of it. How much more did Andy eat than Ben?
1/12 quart
9.
3 1/2 in
Change 60 inches into feet.
5 ft
Micro Instruments ships computer chips from China to California. Each package weighs 64 drams. How many ounces is that?
4 oz
3/3-1/2
3/6 or 1/2
Elizabeth mowed 1/3 of the lawn, and Tori mowed 1/2 of the lawn. How much did the two girls mow together?
5/6 of the lawn
10.
4 in
Change 7 yards into feet
21 ft
A shipment of chips contains 50 boxes. One box of chips weighs 320 ounces. What is the weight of a box in pounds?
20 lbs
1/5+1/10
3/10
You have 3/8 gallon of yellow paint in a can. You use 1/4 of the gallon to paint a table. How much yellow paint is left in the can?
1/8 gallon
11.
1/2 in
Change 2 miles into yards.
3,520 yds
An entire shipment of computers weighs 5 tons. How many pounds is that?
10,000 lbs
3/6-1/3
1/6
12.
1 1/2 in
Change 21,120 feet into miles.
4 mi
If an entire shipment weighs 400 hundredweights, how many pounds are in the shipment?
40,000 lbs
4/5+1/2
13/10 or 1 3/10
Convert 18 inches into feet and inches.
1 ft 6 in
Convert 2,100 yards into miles and yards.
1 mi 340 yds
Convert 44 inches into feet and inches.
3 ft 8 in
Convert 94 feet into yards and feet.
31 yds 1 ft