Determine the Operation of Fractions

Hilda wants to raise one leg of a table by 15/16 inch to make the table level. She puts 2 magazines under the leg. Each magazine is 3/8 inch thick. How much more does Hilda need to raise the leg?

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Myra used 1/4 of a 5-pound package of flour to bake a cake. How many pounds of flour did Myra use?

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Hao has 16 gallons of water. If he drinks 1/2 gallon every day, how many days will the water last?

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In the equation shown, what is the value of N ?
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• 1/3

• 12

• 1/2

• 1/12

16 friends share 4 Pop-Tarts equally.  what fraction of a Pop-Tart does each friend get? 

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• 2/4

• 1/8

• 1/4

Sue spent 1/4 hour reading the directions for assembling a bike, and 5 hours assembling the bike. What was the total time?

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Mindy bought 1/6 pound of almonds and 3/4 pound of walnuts. How many pounds of nuts did she buy in all?

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David practices piano for 1 1/3 hours on Monday and 3 1/2 hours on Tuesday. How much longer does he practice piano on Tuesday than on Monday?

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Carlene bought 8 1/16 yards of ribbon to decorate a shirt. She only used 5 1/2 yards. How much ribbon does she have left over?

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Brandus bought 1/3 pound of ground turkey and 3/4 pound of ground beef to make sausages. How many pounds of meat did he buy?

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