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Test 3. Subtract fractions

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Subtract fractions

 1. The Barnaby Basketball team is lucky to have so many tall players. The tallest player, Marco, is 763/8 inches tall. The shortest player on the team is Lucy, who is 681/4 inches tall. Henry is 721/3 inches tall, and Tamara is close to Henry’s height at 713/4 inches tall. The last player is Jack, who is 701/2 inches tall. How much taller is Tamara than Lucy?

 а)  21/4;      b)  31/2;     
 c)  21/2;      d)  31/4.

 2. The Barnaby Basketball team is lucky to have so many tall players. The tallest player, Marco, is 763/8 inches tall. The shortest player on the team is Lucy, who is 681/4 inches tall. Henry is 721/3 inches tall, and Tamara is close to Henry’s height at 713/4 inches tall. The last player is Jack, who is 701/2 inches tall. How much taller is Marco than Lucy?

 а)  71/8;      b)  81/4;     
 c)  71/4;      d)  81/8.

 3. The Barnaby Basketball team is lucky to have so many tall players. The tallest player, Marco, is 763/8 inches tall. The shortest player on the team is Lucy, who is 681/4 inches tall. Henry is 721/3 inches tall, and Tamara is close to Henry’s height at 713/4 inches tall. The last player is Jack, who is 701/2 inches tall. How much taller is Tamara than Jack?

 а)  11/4;      b1/4;     
 c)  11/2;      d1/2.

 4. The Barnaby Basketball team is lucky to have so many tall players. The tallest player, Marco, is 763/8 inches tall. The shortest player on the team is Lucy, who is 681/4 inches tall. Henry is 721/3 inches tall, and Tamara is close to Henry’s height at 713/4 inches tall. The last player is Jack, who is 701/2 inches tall. How much taller is Henry than Lucy?

 а)  45/12;      b)  31/12;     
 c)  41/12;      d)  35/12.

 5. The Barnaby Basketball team is lucky to have so many tall players. The tallest player, Marco, is 763/8 inches tall. The shortest player on the team is Lucy, who is 681/4 inches tall. Henry is 721/3 inches tall, and Tamara is close to Henry’s height at 713/4 inches tall. The last player is Jack, who is 701/2 inches tall. How much taller is Marco than Jack?

 а)  45/8;      b)  57/8;     
 c)  47/8;      d)  55/8.

 6. The Barnaby Basketball team is lucky to have so many tall players. The tallest player, Marco, is 763/8 inches tall. The shortest player on the team is Lucy, who is 681/4 inches tall. Henry is 721/3 inches tall, and Tamara is close to Henry’s height at 713/4 inches tall. The last player is Jack, who is 701/2 inches tall. How much taller is Henry than Tamara?

 а)  7/12;      b)  17/12;     
 c5/12;      d)  15/12.

 7. Luggage on a certain airline is limited to 2 pieces per person. Together, the 2 pieces can weigh no more than 581/2 pounds. If a passenger has one piece of luggage that weighs 321/3 pounds, what is the most second piece can weigh?
  
 а)  255/6;      b)  261/6;     
 c)  251/6;      d)  265/6.

 8. A mother blue whale is 872/3 feet long. Her baby is 225/8 feet long. About how much longer is the mother than the baby?

 а547/24;      b557/24;     
 c541/24;      d)  551/24.

 9. Bailey bought 111/4 kilograms of bird feed. On the way home, he spilled 35/8 kilograms. How much bird feed does he still have left?

 а)  75/8;      b83/8;     
 c73/8;      d85/8.

10.  One Saturday, Jim had 4 lawns to mow. He mowed 21/2 lawns before lunch. How many lawns did he have left to mow in the afternoon?

 а)  11/2;      b)  21/4;     
 c)  21/2;      d)  11/4.

11. Mrs. Brown baked 5 pies for a party. Only 31/3 pies were eaten. How many pies were left?

 а)  21/3;      b)  12/3;     
 c)  22/3;      d)  11/3.

12. The total distance along the road from A to C is 81/4 km. What is the distance between A and B along the road?
 а55/12;      b)  47/12;     
 c57/12;      d45/12.

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