Subtraction practice problems
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- Prawns and carbs
I buy 3 1/4 kg of prawns and 4 2/5 kg of carbs. 1 kg of prawns is RM 24 and 1 kg of carbs is RM 10. If I pay RM 50, what is my change? - Charlie 2
Charlie has $10 1/2; she went to the store and bought a chap-stick for $1.75. How much money does she have now? - Fraction operations
For items - fractions 1/6 - 1/9 perform the indicated operation/s. Write your answer in improper fractions, and it must be in the simplest form. - Closer to one
Here are two sums: A=1/2 + 1/3 and B=1/5 + 1/3. Which of the two sums is closer in value to 1? You must show your work and state clearly whether the answer is A or B.
- Lara's sequence
Lara starts with a number less than 20. She divides it by 2 and adds 6. She then divides this result by 3. Her answer is 4.5. What number does she start with? - Sugar 9
Joe has two containers of sugar. One container has 1 2/5 cups, and the other has 4 1/10 cups. If he uses 1 4/5 of sugar, how much does he have left? - Monthly expenses
John's monthly expenses are analyzed as follows: 1/8 for stationery, 1/3 for fuel, 1/6 for parking, and the rest for food. His total expenses are 4500. Calculate the rand value of the food expenses. - 13 times
1/3 times the sum of a number, and 2.6 is 4.9. What is the number? Enter your answer as a simplified mixed number in the box. - Water per day
Liam's goal is to drink 12 cups of water a day. So far, Liam has drank one-half gallon of water today. How much more water, in OUNCES, does Liam need to drink today to reach his goal of 12 cups of water per day?
- Vidya
Vidya and Peter went for a picnic. Their mother gave them a 5-liter water bottle. Vidya consumed 2/5 of the water, and Peter consumed the remaining water. How much water did Vidya drink? How much water did Peter drink? - Human population
The populations of two cities after t years can be modeled by -150t+50,000 and 50t+75,000. What is the difference in the populations of the towns when t=4? - Lakeside mall
Katy went to lakeside mall. She had $75 to spend she purchased 3 items which cost $12.75, $32.57, and $21.84. How much more does she have to spend? - Money balance
At the beginning of the month, Hector had $52.43 saved up. He then earned $16.94 doing chores and spent $20.35 at the mall. How much money does he have now? - Evaluation order quiz
Which of the following is NOT true about the expression given below? (10 +4)²- 25 ...
- ABCD on a map
Dinesh went from place A to place B and from there to place C. A is 7.5 km from B, and B is 12.7 km from C. Ayub went from place A to place D and from there to place C. D is 9.3 km from A, and C is 11.8 km from D. Who traveled more, and by how much? - Pants
Peter bought 58 pairs of pants, 18 of which were torn. How many pants were not torn, which he had? - Product of the fractions
By how much is the product of 2½ and 3⅘ less than 20? - Mr. Lee
Mr. Lee has a rope. The total length of the rope is 5 meters. He cuts off 350 centimeters of rope to use in his garden and another 75 centimeters to hang a bird feeder. What is the length of the rope he has left in centimeters? - A loaf of bread
Tshegofatso and Saymore have a loaf of bread. Tshegofatso eats 4/7 of the loaf, and Saymore eats 1/3 of the loaf. What fraction of the loaf of bread is left over?
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