IXL | Distance or time word problems

It takes about 7 hours to hike to the top of Mount Fuji. But, it only takes 4 hours to come back down.

How much longer does it take to hike up Mount Fuji than down it?

hours

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question

Kelly is making a unicorn costume for Halloween. At the craft store, she bought

of a yard of white fabric. She also bought

of a yard of rainbow fabric.

How many yards of fabric did Kelly buy in all?

Write your answer as a proper fraction, mixed number, or whole number.

solution

Start by listing the information given in the problem:

Kelly bought

of a yard of white fabric.

She also bought

of a yard of rainbow fabric.

You want to find how many yards of fabric Kelly bought in all. So, you need to put together the amounts of white fabric and rainbow fabric. This means you should add.

1 2	+	1 2	=	?

Yards of white fabric		Yards of rainbow fabric		Yards of fabric in all

Find the unknown number.

Then, write the sum as a whole number.

So, Kelly bought 1 yard of fabric in all.

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Teacher tools

Work it out

Not feeling ready yet? These can help:

W.6Multiply fractions by whole numbers

T.3Add and subtract fractions with like denominators

T.12Add and subtract mixed numbers with like denominators

Q.5Convert between improper fractions and mixed numbers

XX.9Measurement word problems

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