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Bella and George each ordered a pan pizza. Bella ate 1/4 of her pizza and George ate 7/8 of his pizza. How much more pizza did George eat?
5/8
Brian was recording the height of a plant for a science project. The plant was 6 1/3 inches tall last week. After measuring the plant this week, he recorded that the plant grew 1 1/4 inches. What is the height of the plant now?
7 7/12 inches
Alan had a piece of wood that measured 3 1/2 yards. He cut off 1 1/3 yards to use to make a cabinet. How much wood does he have left?
1 1/6 yards
Mrs. Gwaltney was making hamburgers for a BBQ. She had one package of meat that weighed 2 3/4 pounds and one that weighed 1 1/2 pounds. How much meat did she have to make hamburgers?
3 5/4 or 4 1/4
Jackie has two birdfeeders in her yard. To fill the first bird feeder she needs 5 1/2 cups of seed. To fill the second feeder she needs 4 3/4 cups of seed. How much seed does she need to fill both feeders?
9 5/4 or 10 1/4
Carson made 5 7/8 cups of chili. He froze 2 1/2 cups of the chili. He brought the rest of the chili to the Chili Cook Off contest at CB Smith Park. How many cups of chili did Carson bring to the contest?
3 3/8
Alexandra had 2/3 yard of material. Alina had 1/6 yard. Together, the girls say they have 3/9 yard. Are they correct?
No, the girls have 5/6 yard of material
Ethan is training for a marathon. His goal is to run 5 3/4 miles each day. Today he ran 3 1/3 miles. How much farther does he need to run to reach his goal?
2 5/12
