Matt is knitting a scarf with his grandmother. Yesterday, his grandmother used 1/3 of a skein of wool and Matt used 1/6 of a skein. How much more wool did Matt's grandmother use than Matt?
1/6
1/2
3/6
2/6
2. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Paula made some chili with 1/2 of a can of black beans and 3/8 of a can of pinto beans. How many cans of beans did Paula use in all?
4/10
4/8
7/8
1/8
3. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Debbie mailed a letter on Monday morning. The letter traveled 1/6 of a mile on Monday. It traveled 1/3 more of a mile on Tuesday, reaching its destination on Tuesday afternoon. How far did Debbie's letter travel in all?
2/18
2/9
2/6
1/2
4. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
At a pie-eating contest, Anita got through 1/4 of a pie before time was called; Hayley finished just 1/8 of a pie. How much more pie did Anita eat than Hayley?
2/12
3/8
1/8
2/16
5. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Mrs. Conley baked apple pies for her family. The boys ate 7/8 of a pie and the girls ate 1/2 of a pie. How much more pie did the boys eat than the girls?
3/8
8/10
6/6
6/8
6. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Mike has to walk 3 7/12 miles to get to the mall. 2 7/10 miles past Mike's house is a theater. Fred has to travel 2 1/2 miles to also get to the mall. How much further does Mike have to walk than Fred to get to the mall?
5 8/14 miles
7 15/60 miles
7 1/3 miles
1 1/3 miles
7. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
A recipe called for 2 3/7 cups of chopped turnips and 2 7/9 cups of diced spinach. How many more cups of spinach did the recipe call for?
4 10/16
22/63 of a cup
4/2
1/2
8. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Jason is 2 1/3 ft tall, whereas Sandy is 1 5/6 ft tall. How much taller in feet is Jason than Sandy?
5/6 feet
1 3/4 feet
3 6/9 feet
1/2 foot
9. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Sandy spends 3 3/4 hours cleaning and spends 2 9/10 hours at the mall. Sandy spends 4 1/2 hours reading. How much less time does Sandy spend at the mall compared to cleaning?
17/20 of a hour
1 1/2 hours
9 14/16 hours
3 5/20 hours
10. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Mei went to the salon and had 2 3/10 inches of hair cut off. The next day she went back and asked for another 2 1/10 inches to be cut off. How much hair did she have cut off in all?