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Try It Out -- Chapter 9, Lesson 4


Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
Subtract 5/6 - 1/5 using fraction strips.

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a.
16/30
b.
18/30
c.
19/30
d.
17/30
 

 2. 
Subtract 6/5 - 2/3 using fraction strips.

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a.
7/15
b.
8/15
c.
6/15
d.
9/15
 

 3. 
Subtract 7/8 - 1/4 using a number line.

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a.
5/8
b.
1/2
c.
2/3
d.
3/4
 

 4. 
Subtract 7/5 - 3/5 using a number line.

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a.
3/5
b.
7/10
c.
3/10
d.
4/5
 

 5. 
At a birthday party, Sandy ordered a chocolate cake and sliced it into 12 pieces. Beverley brought a lemon cake and sliced it into 16 pieces. Eight pieces of chocolate cake and 12 pieces of lemon cake were eaten. How much more lemon cake was eaten than chocolate cake?
a.
3/12
b.
1/12
c.
1/6
d.
1/5
 

Matching
 
 
Select the correct answer for each question.

a.
19/36
d.
1/30
b.
1/2
e.
5/6
c.
13/24
f.
31/24
 

 6. 
7/6 - 1/3
 

 7. 
7/9 - 1/4
 

 8. 
13/8 - 1/3
 

 9. 
1/3 - 3/10
 

 10. 
6/9 - 1/6
 

 11. 
7/8 - 1/3
 



 
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