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If he gave away 4 3⁄ 9 kilograms of fruit to his friends, how many kilograms does he have left? |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>1.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | Luke drew a line that was 7 3⁄ 5 inches long. If he drew a second line that was 10 1⁄ 5 inches longer, what is the length of the second line? |  |  |  |  | 2.  \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>4. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | Katie bought a bamboo plant that was 4 1⁄ 2 feet high. When she got it home she cut 2 1⁄ 2 feet off of it. How tall was the plant after she cut it down? |  |  |  |  | \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>6.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | At the beach, Victor built a sandcastle that was 3 2⁄ 3 feet high. If he added a flag that was 4 2⁄ 3 feet high, what is the total height of his creation? |  |  |  |  | \u003Cbr>7.  \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>8.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | During a blizzard it snowed 14 2⁄ 3 inches. After a week the sun had melted 11 2⁄ 3 inches of snow. How many inches of snow is left? |  |  |  |  | 9.  \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | A chef bought 10 2⁄ 9 pounds of carrots. If he later bought another 6 4⁄ 9 pounds of carrots, what is the total weight of carrots he bought? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | The combined height of two pieces of wood was 9 6⁄ 9 inches. If the first piece of wood was 6 7⁄ 9 inches high, how tall was the second piece? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | In December it snowed 10 4⁄ 5 inches. In January it snowed 2 3⁄ 5 inches. What is the combined amount of snow for December and January? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | Debby had planned to walk 4 1⁄ 10 miles on Wednesday. If she walked 3 9⁄ 10 miles in the morning, how far would she need to walk in the afternoon? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | While exercising Ned jogged 6 1⁄ 5 kilometers and walked 8 1⁄ 5 kilometers. 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If he drew a second line that was 10 1⁄ 5 inches longer, what is the length of the second line? |  |  |  |  | 3.\u003Cbr>4. |  | 2 ~~ ~~02~~ ~~ = 2 |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 ~~ ~~13~~ ~~ |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | Katie bought a bamboo plant that was 4 1⁄ 2 feet high. When she got it home she cut 2 1⁄ 2 feet off of it. How tall was the plant after she cut it down? |  |  |  |  | 5.\u003Cbr>6. |  | 3 ~~ ~~03~~ ~~ = 3 |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 ~~ ~~69~~ ~~ = 16 ~~ ~~23~~ ~~ |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | At the beach, Victor built a sandcastle that was 3 2⁄ 3 feet high. If he added a flag that was 4 2⁄ 3 feet high, what is the total height of his creation? |  |  |  |  | 7.\u003Cbr>8. |  | 2 ~~ ~~89~~ ~~ |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 ~~ ~~25~~ ~~ |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | During a blizzard it snowed 14 2⁄ 3 inches. After a week the sun had melted 11 2⁄ 3 inches of snow. 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