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Worksheet: Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators
Q4:
Liam and Elizabeth both started cycling along a track in the same direction. Liam cycled of a mile and then stopped. Elizabeth cycled of a mile and then turned around and cycled back along the path for of a mile. Who is farther from the starting point? What is the distance between them?
- ALiam, mi
- BElizabeth, mi
- CElizabeth, mi
- DLiam, mi
- ELiam, mi
Q5:
Evaluate , given that and .
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
Q6:
A baby’s bottle can hold of a cup of milk. In order to feed her baby, the mother filled the bottle to the top with of a cup of milk. Determine how much milk was already inside the bottle.
- A c
- B c
- C c
- D c
- E c
Q7:
Mason lives mi from the school, and Ethan lives mi from it. Who lives closer to the school and by how much?
- AMason, mi
- BEthan, mi
- CEthan, mi
- DMason, mi
- EMason, mi
Q8:
Chloe walks h to work on Route A and h back to her house on Route B every day. Which route does she spend more time on and by how much?
- ARoute A, h
- BRoute B, h
- CRoute B, h
- DRoute A, h
- ERoute A, h
Q9:
Evaluate giving the answer in its simplest form.
- A
- B
- C 1
- D
- E
Q10:
Scarlett, Victoria, and Daniel agreed to meet at the park. Scarlett walked mi, Victoria walked mi, and Daniel walked mi. Who was the farthest away and by how much?
- AVictoria, mi
- BScarlett, mi
- CDaniel, mi
- DScarlett, mi
- EVictoria, mi
Q11:
A supermarket is of a mile from Charlotte’s house and of a mile from Sophia’s house. How much farther is the supermarket from Sophia’s house than it is from Charlotte’s house?
- A mi
- B mi
- C mi
- D mi
- E mi