5.7 Subtracting Fractions with Renaming

Subtract and Simplify: 6 1/3 - 2 3/4

• 3 6/12

• 3 7/12

• 3 5/12

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Subtract and Simplify: 14 3/6 - 4 3/4

• 10 3/4

• 10 9/12

• 9 3/4

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Subtract and Simplify: 5 1/6 - 2 7/8

• 2 7/24

• 3 17/24

• 3 7/24

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You plan to enter a song writing contest. Your song must be exactly 3 1/2 minutes long. You have a song that lasts for 4 1/5 minutes. How many minutes do you need to cut from the song?

• 1 3/10

• 3/10

• 7 /10

• 1 7 /10

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Harris and Ji are spending a weekend camping. Their campsite is 6 1/4 kilometers from the main park road. They can take an ATV for the first 4 7/10 kilometers, but they must walk the rest of the way. How far do Harris and Ji need to walk to get to their campsite?

• 1 11/20 km

• 1 19/ 20 km

• 2 9/20 km

• 2 19/20 km

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Multi-Step

Three commercials are played in a row between songs on the radio. The three commercials fill exactly 3 minutes of time. If the first commercial uses 1 1/6 minutes, and the second uses 3/5 minute, how long is the third commercial?

• 23/30 minute

• 1 23/30 minutes

• 1 7/30 minutes

• 2 7/30 minutes

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Coach Lopes filled a water cooler with 4 1/2 gallons of water before a game. At the end of the game, 1 3/4 gallons of water were left over. How many gallons of water did the team drink during the game?

• 3 1/4 gallons

• 2 1/2 gallons

• 2 3/4 gallons

• 3/4 gallon

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Sasha and Lee are looking at the park’s list of hiking trails in order to choose a hike. How much farther will they have to hike if they choose Lake Trail instead of Woodland Trail?

• 4 1/3 miles

• 2 2/3 miles

• 2 1/2 miles

• 1 1/2 miles

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Lee and Sasha have hiked 7/8 mile on Meadow Trail. How much farther do they need to hike to get to the end of the trail?

• 2 5/8 miles

• 4 miles

• 4 3/8 miles

• 3/8 mile

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Multi-Step

Ian’s mother drives 8 1/5 miles to work each day. His father drives 9 1/2 miles round-trip between home and work. How much farther is Ian’s mother’s round-trip than his father’s?

• 6 9/10 miles

• 16 2/5 miles

• 7 1/10 miles

• 17 7/10 miles

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