Practice for Test Unit 08 Adding/Subtracting Mixed Numbers

Mark uses 3 1/8 pounds of seed to fill the birdfeeders in his backyard, but he only has 1 1/2 pounds of seeds. How much seed does he need to buy?

•  1 5/8 pounds
•  2 5/8 pounds
•  1 3/4 pounds
•  2 3/4 pounds

Which improper fraction does NOT equal a whole number?

• 32/4
• 16/2
• 65/5
• 29/3

Rainfall in Miami averages 5 6/10 inches in October and 2 7/10 inches in November. How much higher is the rainfall in October?

• 3 9/10 inches
• 2 1/10 inches
• 3 1/10 inches
• 2 9/10 inches

Anna played tennis for 2 1/4 hours on Saturday and 1 4/5 hours on Sunday. How many hours did she play tennis during the weekend?

• 4 7/20 hours
• 3 3/10 hours
• 3 2/3 hours
• 4 1/20 hours

Each bar is 1 unit long. What is the sum?

• 3 3/8
• 3 5/8
• 3 7/8
• 25/8

How long does it take to drive from Minneapolis to Chicago through Green Bay?

• 8 2/3
• 1 1/6
• 7 1/6
• 8 1/2

What is the difference?

• 2 1/6
• 3/6
• 2 7/6
• 2 5/6

Carla's younger sister is 4 1/3 feet tall. Carla's younger brother is 2 2/3 feet tall. How much taller is Carla's sister than her brother?

• 1 33/3 feet
  
• 2 1/6 feet
• 1 1/6 feet
• 1 2/3 feet

Each bar is 1 unit long. What is the difference?

• 5/8
• 3/8
• 7/8
• 1/8

What is the sum?

• 4 5/6
• 5 1/6
• 4 1/2
• 1 1/6