ASSIGNMENT #10: Adding and Subtracting With Unlike Denominators Word Problems
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Question 1
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Sam rode his bike 2/5 of a mile and walked another 3/4 of a mile. How far did he travel?
(Write your answer as a mixed number.)
Question 2
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Don bought 3/4 of a pound of jellybeans and 5/8 of a pound of gummi bears. How much candy did he buy altogether?
(Write your answer as a mixed number.)
Question 3
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Tom bought a board that was 7/8 of a yard long. He cut off 1/2 a yard. How much was left?
Question 4
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A chef bought 5 1/4 pounds of carrots. If he later bought another 5 5/7 pounds of carrots, what is the total weight of carrots he bought?
(Write your answer as a mixed number.)
Question 5
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In December it snowed 10 1/7 inches. In January it snowed 8 1/8 inches. What is the combined amount of snow for December and January?
(Write your answer as a mixed number.)
Question 6
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A coach filled up a cooler with water until it weighed 10 3/4 pounds. After the game the cooler weighed 7 2/5 pounds. How many pounds lighter was the cooler after the game?
(Write your answer as a mixed number.)
Question 7
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In two months Katie's class recycled 10 2/3 pounds of paper. If they recycled 9 3/7 pounds the first month, how much did they recycle the second month?
(Write your answer as a mixed number.)
Question 8
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For Halloween, Bianca received 2 1/2 pounds of candy in the first hour and another 4 2/5 pounds the second hour. How much candy did she get in total?
(Write your answer as a mixed number.)
Question 9
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Billy jogged 7 9/10 kilometers on Monday and 4 2/4 kilometers on Tuesday. What is the difference between this two distances?
(Write your answer as a mixed number. Simplify the fraction!)
Question 10
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Frank spent 3 2/9 hours working on his math homework. If he spent another 2 1/2 hours on his reading homework, what is the total time he spent on homework?