Chapter 3 Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers (SHOW WORK on ALL)

Name______Date______Class______Chapter 3 Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers (SHOW WORK ON ALL)

Add or subtract. Write each answer in simplest form.

1. 4 2.

TRAVEL:

The table shows the distances in miles between four cities. To find the distance between two cities, locate the square where the row for one city and the column for the other city intersect.

Atherton Baily Charleston Dixon Atherton 40 16

Charlesto n Dixon 16

3. How much farther is it from Charleston to Dixon than from Atherton to Baily?

4. If you drove from Charleston to Atherton and then from Atherton to Dixon, how far would you drive? Name______Date______Class______5. In 2003, the United States imported of its tulip bulbs from the Netherlands and of its tulip bulbs from New Zealand. What fraction more of tulip imports came from the Netherlands?

6. Kathy wants to hike to Candle Lake. The waterfall trail is miles long, and the meadow trail is miles long. Which route is shorter and by how much?

7. Spiro needs to draw a 6-inch-long line. He does not have a ruler, but he has sheets of notebook paper that are in. wide and 11 in. long. Describe how Spiro can use the notebook paper to measure 6 in.

8. Explain why it is sometimes necessary to regroup a mixed number when subtracting.

9. Todd had d pounds of nails. He sold pounds on Monday and pounds on Tuesday. Write an expression to show how many pounds he had left and then simplify it. Name______Date______Class______

Write the correct answer. (SHOW WORK ON ALL) 10. A female gray whale is feet long. 11. At birth, a pilot whale is feet long. A male gray whale is feet long. How A newborn gray whale is feet long. much longer is the female than the How much longer is the newborn gray male gray whale? whale?

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12. A manatee weighs ton. A walrus weighs tons. A narwhal weighs tons. What is the total weight of all 3 13. A bottle-nosed dolphin can leap animals? feet out of the water. The world record high jump for a human is feet. How much higher can a dolphin leap than a human?

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______Choose the letter for the best answer. (SHOW WORK FOR ALL) 14. At a wildlife park, the killer whale 15. Dog food comes in -pound bags and show lasts of an hour. The guided tour -pound bags. Find the total weight of 2 of the park takes hours. How long will it small and 1 large bags. take to do both activities?

A hours C hours A pounds C pounds B hours D hours B pounds D pounds

16. Jeremy walks miles while visiting a 17. A movie lasts hours. A baseball game wildlife park. Shawna hikes a lasts hours. How much -mile long nature trail. How much farther longer does the game last? does Shawna walk?

A of a mile B of a mile A hours B hours C of a mile D of a mile C hours D hours