Challenge 4: Fractions

Jorge plants a flower that is 7 1/2 inches tall. After two weeks, the

flower has grown 2 3/5 inches. How tall is the flower now?

Ashley lives 1 1/8 miles from the school. Eric lives 3/4 mile from the

school. How much closer to the school does Eric live than Ashley?

Herb’s water bottle has 12 1/2 ounces of water in it. During a walk,

he drinks 8 3/4 ounces of water. How many ounces of water are still

in Herb’s water bottle?

Elijah and Karah went apple picking. Elijah picked 8 5/6 pounds of

apples. Karah picked 8 3/4 pounds of apples. How many pounds of

apples did Elijah and Karah pick? pounds

Allison buys 4 1/3 pounds of tomatoes. She uses 2 4/5 pounds of

tomatoes to make a salad. How many pounds of tomatoes does

Allison have left?

Carla bought 2 7/8 pounds of cashews and 4 1/6 pounds of raisins for

a mixture. How many pounds does Carla’s mixture weigh?

Kim bought 3 1/4 pounds of almonds and 5 2/3 pounds of walnuts for

a mixture. How many more pounds of walnuts

than almonds did Kim buy?

Martin buys 2 5/6 pounds of peanuts and 4 3/4 pounds of almonds.

How many pounds of nuts does Martin buy?

A length of ribbon is 4 2/9 feet long. Millie cuts a piece of ribbon that

is 1 5/6 feet long. How long is the remaining piece of ribbon?

Mark hikes 2 3/5 kilometers to the scenic overlook. He then hikes

1 9/10 kilometers further to the nature center. How many kilometers

does Mark hike?