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100

1   1/5

6/5

100

7/5

1 2/5

100

3/8   +  4/8

7/8

100

5/7  - 3/7

2/7

100

The dog jumped up 6/7 of a meter to get to the cat in the tree. The second time he jumped he did 11/14th of a yard. He still missed the cat. Did he jump further the first jump or second jump?

6/7 is equivalent to = 12/14

So, The first time he jumped was further.

200

2 3/4

11/4

200

8/3

2 2/3

200

1   2/5  +   2  1/5

3   3/5

200

3   3/5   -  1    2/5

2  1/5

200

Mrs. Jessica baked a cake. Her son ate 2/3 of it. Her dog ate another 1/4 of it. How much cake was eaten?

2/3 +  1/4  =  11/12 

300

3 1/8

25/8

300

19/5

3 4/5

300

2/3   +   1/5

13/15

300

4/5  -  2/3

2/15

300

Mrs. Bell is making a sweater. She buys 2/3 of a yard of fabric. She uses 3/5 of it to make the sweater. How much fabric does she have left?

2/3  -  3/5  =  1/15

400

4   2/3

14/3

400

9/2

4 1/2

400

1/4   +  6/8 

8/8   or 1 whole

400

2/3  -   3/8

7/24

400

I bought 2 fish for my giant aquarium. The yellow fish is 1  1/2 feet long. The blue fish 2 3/4 feet long. How much longer is the blue fish?

2  3/4 -  1  1/2  =  1  1/4 feet

500

5  6/7

41/7

500

79/10

7  9/10

500

3/5   +  3/8

29/40

500

7/11  -  1/3

10/33

500

Carl biked for 3/4 of an hour on Monday. On Tuesday, he jogged for 5/6  of an hour. Then on Wednesday, he swam for 1/8th of an hour. How long did Carl exercise all 3 days?

3/4 +  5/6 + 1/8  =  18/24 +20/24 + 3/24 = 41/24  or 1  17/24 of an hour

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