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1. Jose made 4 different kites. He wanted to make them all the same size. When he measured the lengths of the kites, he came up the following numbers.

Kite # 1: 3 3/6 feet

Kite # 2: 3 4/6 feet

Kite # 3: 3 2/3 feet

Kite # 4: 3 1/3 feet

a) Which two kites were of the same length?

 

b) Which kite was the shortest?

 

c) Which kite was the longest?

 

d) What was the difference in length between the longest and the shortest kites?

 

2. Jack's dog, Brandy, followed him to school one morning. Brandy followed Jack for 3 of the 15 blocks to school before he sent him home. How far did Brandy make it toward school? Write the fraction.

 

 

 

 

3. Kelly's dog, Rosy, measures 10 3/4 centimeters less in length than Kelly measures in height. Kelly is 150 1/2 centimeters tall. How long is Rosy?

 

 

4. Sam had a carton of soft drinks that contained six cans. Sam and his friends drank 4/6 of the carton. What fraction of the carton was left?

 

 

 

5. If Kelly ate 2/8 of the cake and Missy ate 3/8 , what fraction of the cake is left?