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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; b)
1/4;
c) 11/2; d)
1/2.
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;
c) 5/12; 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?
а) 547/24; b) 557/24;
c) 541/24; 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; b) 83/8;
c) 73/8; d) 85/8.
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?
c) 57/12; d)
45/12.
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