Subtraction - practice for 12 year olds - page 15 of 37
Number of problems found: 723
- In a museum
There are 250 people in a museum 2/5 of the 250 people are girls. 3/10 out of the 250 people are boys. The rest of the 250 people are adults. Find the number of adults at the museum. - Solve 14
Solve fraction subtraction or addition: 1/2 - 1/4 = 4/6 + 2/3 = 5/8 + 3/12 = 1/9 + 2/3 = 8/9 - 7/12 = 11/12 - 3/8 = 2/3 - 2/7 = 3/4 - 3/9 = 3/8 - 1/6 = 3/5 - 4/8 = 2/6 - 1/12 = 3/8 + 3/4 = 5/6 + 4/9 = 1/4 + 3/10 = 6/20 + 4/25 = 6/6 + 1/3 = - Three people
Three people eat two pizzas altogether. Both pizzas are the same size. One person eats 2/3 of a pizza. A second person eats 1/2 of a pizza. How much pizza does the third person eat? - Compare fractions
Find which is the larger of the two fractions: 11/32, 7/24 by expressing the numbers as: a) fractions with the same denominator; b) decimals.
- A welder
A welder has two pieces of half-inch pipe, one of length 2 3/8 ft and another of length 3 7/8 ft. What is the total length of the two welded together? How much must be cut off if she needs a total length of 4 3/4 ft? - Bananas sell
Suppose I buy 75kg of bananas at R3.00 per kg and sell them at R4.00 per kg. What is my income? - Water is essential
Lin's goal is to drink 8 cups of water every day. She drank 37 ounces before lunch today. How much more water does Lin need to drink today to reach her goals? - The melon
There was 1 3/6 melon left for dinner. At dinner time, the family ate 4/6 of the melon. What part of the melon was left for the next meal? - Jerrie
Jerrie can repair her car in 1 1/12 hours. A mechanic can do the same job in 8/12 hours. How much longer does it take Jerrie to do the job?
- The mall
Pia spent 1 9/12 hours in her grandparents' house. This time was 8/12 of an hour more than the time she spent at the mall. How much time did she spend at the mall? - You have 2
You have 6/13 of a pie. If you share 9/10, how much will you have left? - Koos spent
Koos spent 3/7 of his monthly pocket money during the first week. The following week he spends two-thirds of what he spent the previous week. The fraction of the pocket money that is still left? - The fuel
The car's fuel was ¾ full at the beginning of the week. At the end of the week, there was ⅛ of a tank left. a. Did the car use more or less than ½ of a fuel tank? How do you know? b. How much more or less than ½ of a tank did it use? Show your work using - Mrs. Rivera
Mrs. Rivera bought 9 and 3/4 m of curtain cloth. She used 5 m to make a curtain for the office window. How many meters of cloth were not used? Simplify your answer.
- Conner
Conner picked 8 1/5 pounds of apples. Louisa picked 9 2/3 pounds of apples. How many apples, more pounds, did Louisa pick than Conner? - Sweaters 14
A store buys 14 sweaters for 84$ and sells them for 504$. How much profit does the store make per sweater? - Maria 4
Maria earns $15.25 per hour babysitting and $16.50 per hour cleaning the house. Last weekend, she spent 3 hours babysitting and 2 hours cleaning the house. Then, she went to the shop and spent $27.69. How much money does Maria have left? - Before 4
Before a journey, the petrol gauge showed my car's tank was half full. When I returned home, it was one-third full. What fraction of a tank of petrol had I used? - Charlie
Charlie buys a new Bey Blade for $11.38. He gives the cashier $15.00. How much change will he get back? Select TWO ways he will get change. ...
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