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1 ) Mike picked 1 _25 buckets of apples, and Sally picked 2 _15 buckets _____________
of apples. How many more buckets did Sally pick?

2 ) Benny was told to practice playing trumpet for 3 _56 hours per day. Benny has already _____________
played 1 _15 hours today. How many hours does Benny still need to practice today?

9 7
3 ) Keith wants to complete 1 __
10
crosswords today. Keith has already done 1 __
10
_____________
crosswords. What fraction of crosswords does Keith have left to finish?

7 1
4 ) Keith has 2 __
10
week's worth of pay in a wallet and 3 __
12
week's of pay in the bank. _____________
How many more weeks of pay does Keith have stored in the bank?

9
5 ) Sandy has to walk 2 __ miles to get to the library. Sam has to travel 1 _89 miles _____________
10
to also get to the library. How much further does Sandy have to walk than
Sam to get to the library?

5 2
6 ) Benny spends 1 __
11
hours running and also spends 1 __
11
hours at the library. _____________
How much less time does Benny spend at the library compared to running?

7 ) A recipe called for 1 7_9 cups of chopped tomatoes and 2 7_9 cups of diced walnuts. _____________
How many more cups of walnuts did the recipe call for?

8 ) Tim has 3 _34 books left to read for school. Tim read 2 _14 books on Friday. _____________
How many more books does Tim have to read?

9 ) Sandy is 2 4_9 ft tall, whereas Tom is 1 2_7 ft tall. How much taller in feet _____________
is Sandy than Tom?

10 ) 1 _56 ft of fabric is needed to make a flag, while 2 _16 ft of fabric is required to _____________
make pants. How much more fabric is needed to make pants versus a flag?

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Word Problems
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of a bucket
1 ) Mike picked 1 _25 buckets of apples, and Sally picked 2 _15 buckets _____________
5
of apples. How many more buckets did Sally pick?

19
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2 30 hours
2 ) Benny was told to practice playing trumpet for 3 _56 hours per day. Benny has already _____________
played 1 _15 hours today. How many hours does Benny still need to practice today?

1
_
9 7 of a puzzle
3 ) Keith wants to complete 1 __
10
crosswords today. Keith has already done 1 __
10
_____________
5
crosswords. What fraction of crosswords does Keith have left to finish?

23
__
7 1 of a week's
4 ) Keith has 2 __
10
week's worth of pay in a wallet and 3 __
12
week's of pay in the bank. _____________
60
How many more weeks of pay does Keith have stored in the bank?

1
__
9 1 90 miles
5 ) Sandy has to walk 2 __ miles to get to the library. Sam has to travel 1 _89 miles _____________
10
to also get to the library. How much further does Sandy have to walk than
Sam to get to the library?

3
__
5 2 of a hour
6 ) Benny spends 1 __
11
hours running and also spends 1 __
11
hours at the library. _____________
11
How much less time does Benny spend at the library compared to running?

1 cup
7 ) A recipe called for 1 7_9 cups of chopped tomatoes and 2 7_9 cups of diced walnuts. _____________
How many more cups of walnuts did the recipe call for?

1
_
1 2 books
8 ) Tim has 3 _34 books left to read for school. Tim read 2 _14 books on Friday. _____________
How many more books does Tim have to read?

10
__
1 63 feet
9 ) Sandy is 2 4_9 ft tall, whereas Tom is 1 2_7 ft tall. How much taller in feet _____________
is Sandy than Tom?

1
_
of a foot
10 ) 1 _56 ft of fabric is needed to make a flag, while 2 _16 ft of fabric is required to _____________
3
make pants. How much more fabric is needed to make pants versus a flag?

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