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Jack made 5  2/8 dozen cookies. His sister made 3  3/4 dozen cookies. How many more dozen did Jack make than his sister?

• 8  4/4 dozen

• 1  2/4 dozen

• 2  1/2 dozen

• 1   1/2 dozen

In the relay race, Carlos ran his lap in two minutes flat, Raul ran his lap in three and one-tenth minutes, and Jessie finished for the squad in one and three-fifths minutes. What was the combined time for the squad?

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Famer John plowed two and one-fifth acres in the morning, and three and three-eights acres in the afternoon. How many acres did he plow that day?

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Carefully following a recipe, Ben used exactly 5/8 of a cup of oil and 3/4 of a cup of water. How many cups of liquid did Ben use in all?

• 1/8

• 2/3

• 1 1/2

• 1 3/8

Two cats, Fluffy and Oreo, met in the Park. Fluffy's tail is 3  and 1/3 of a meter long. Oreo's tail is 2  and 1/4 of a meter long.
How much longer is Fluffy's tail than Oreo's tail?

• 5  and    7/12

• 1    and  1/12

• 1    and  2/7

• 5 and 1/12

Lelan has 6 and 3/8 pizzas.  His family ate some.  He has 2 and 5/8 pizza left.  How much did his family eat?

• 3 and  3/4 pizzas

• 4 and 2/8 pizzas

• 9 pizzas

• 3 and  3/8 pizzas

Jill wants to bake two different recipes but only wants to go to the store once to buy the ingredients. One recipe asked for 1 1/2 cups of flour and the other asks for 2 2/3 cups of flour. How much flour should Jill buy in total while she is there to make sure she has enough for both recipes?

• 3 7/6 cups

• 3 4/6 cups

• 4 1/6 cups

• 4 1/2 cups