Sheet # 66
Name: ________________________ Date_____________
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1. Sam has one piece of margarine that measures 1/8 cup and another piece that measures 1/4 cup. The cake recipe calls for 3/4 of a cup. How much margarine does he have? Does he have enough to make a cake?
2. Fred needs 3 quarts of tea for a party. He has 3/4 quart in one container, 1/2 quart in another container, and 1 1/4 quart in another container. How much tea does he have? Does he have enough tea for the party?
3. Bill bought 1 1/2 pounds of walnuts, 5/8 pound of pecans, and 1 1/8 pounds of peanuts. Did he buy more or less than 3 pounds of nuts?
4, Bill walked 1 1/4 miles Monday, 2 3/4 miles Tuesday, and 1 1/2 miles Wednesday. How many miles did he walk?
5. Brenda spends 1 1/2 hours cutting out a pattern, 3/4 of an hour marking the darts and 3 1/3 hours sewing up the dress. How much time did she spend sewing up the dress?
6. In art class the students used 1 1/3 jars of blue paint, 3 1/5 of orange paint and 6 4/15 jars of purple paint. How much paint did the class use?
7. Bill bought 5 pizzas. His students ate 1 1/3 pizza Monday and 2 3/4 Tuesday. How much did the children eat? How much is left?