At the beach, Joel built a sandcastle that was 2 2⁄5 feet high. If he added a flag that was 2 1⁄2 feet high, what is the total height of his creation?
4 9/10 feet
At Main Event, 2/3 of the games are racing games. Among the racing games, 1/2 are motorcycle-racing games. What fraction of the games at Main Event are motorcycle-racing games?
2/6 or 1/3
In two months, Emah's class recycled 8 1⁄2 pounds of paper. If they recycled 5 7⁄8 pounds the first month, how much did they recycle the second month?
2 5/8 pounds
A blueberry muffin recipe calls for ½ cup of blueberries. A blueberry pie recipe calls for 3 ½ times as much as blueberries. How many cups of blueberries are needed to make the pie?
1 3/4 c
A small box of nails was 6 2⁄3 inches tall. If the large box of nails was 5 4⁄8 inches taller, how tall is the large box of nails?
12 4/24 in or 12 1/6 in
Over the weekend Alex spent 5 2⁄3 hours total studying. If he spent 2 2⁄8 hours studying on Saturday, how long did he study on Sunday?
3 10/24 hrs or 3 5/12 hrs
A builder has an 8-acre plot of land divided into ¼-acre home sites. How many ¼-acre home sites are there?
32 home sites
Abigail has ½ gallon of orange juice. She divides the juice equally into 6 glasses. How much orange juice is in each cup?
1/12 c
The elephants at the Norfolk Zoo are fed 1/2 a barrel of corn each day. The buffalo are fed 7/10 as much corn as the elephants. How many barrels of corn are the buffalo fed each day?
7/20 barrel
For her birthday, Olivia received 3 3⁄10 pounds of candy. After a week her family had eaten 2 2⁄3 pounds. How many pounds of candy does she have left?
19/30 lb
