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100

4 4/9 + 4 1/2

8 17/18

100

6 3/4 - 2 1/5

4 11/20

100

3 1/6 + 2 3/10

5 7 /15

100

Paul fed his dog 1 1/2 cups of dog food in the morning and 3/4 of a cup in the evening. How many cups did Paul feed his dog?

2 1/4 cups of dog food

200

2 3/4 + 1/7

2 25/28

200

9 2/3 - 3 1/7

6 11/21

200

5 8/10 - 1 2/3

4 4/15

200

Carter ordered pizzas for her volleyball team. The team ate 1 1/4 pepperoni pizzas and 2 5/6 cheese pizzas. How many pizzas did Carter's team eat in all? 

4 1/12 pizzas were eaten 

300

1 5/6 + 1/5

2 1/30

300

7 1/5 - 2 1/3 

4 13/15

300

4 - 2 7/8 

1 1/8

300

Mrs. O'Brien made pies for the ASCS teachers. The teachers ate 1 1/2 cherry crumble pies and 2 3/5 pumpkin pies. How many pies did the teachers eat in all? 

4 1/10 pies 

400

3 6/10 + 5 2/4

9 1/10

400

14 2/5 - 6 2/3

7 11/15

400

13 - 7 6/7

5 1/7

400

Tucker filled a cooler with 6 1/4 gallons of water before football practice. The team drank 3 2/5 gallons during practice. How many gallons of water were left in the cooler?

2 17/20 gallons of water left

500

Mrs. Werner is growing bean plants for a science project. The plants are 9/10 of a foot, 1 4/5 feet, and 2 3/4 feet tall. How many feet tall are the plants altogether? 

5 9/20 feet tall in total

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