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17 ¼ - 8 ⅞ = 5 1/7 - 2 2/3= 11/12 - 4/6= A painter had 12 gallons of paint. He used 4 ⅓ gallons on Monday and 6 ½ gallons on Tuesday. How much paint did he have left? Kendall baked 4 ½ dozen cookies and gave 1 ⅔ dozen cookies to her family. She was going to take the rest of the cookies to school, but her dog Lola, was hungry and ate them! How many dozens of cookies did Lola eat? Mr. Aaron had several strips of wood molding that totaled 28 ⅞ feet in length. He used 23 5/6 feet of the molding to trim the kitchen doorway. How many feet of molding were left? Lanny had a board that was 24 ½ inches long that he wanted to use to add a shelf to a bookcase. Since this piece was longer than he needed, he cut off 2 ½ inchesfrom the length. When he tried to fit the new piece into the bookcase, it was still too long! He cut off another ¾ inch from the board. How long is the board now? 4 - ¼ 9 ¾ - 2 ½ = 12- 3 ⅓ 8 ⅞ - 3 ⅔ = If Lola eats ½ cup of food every morning and every evening. However, she did not eat her food in the morning 3 times that week. How much food did she eat that week? (there are 7 days in the week) |