Name
Date
TEKS 7.2.B
LESSON
Class
Problem Solving
3-9 Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers
Write the correct answer.
1
3
1. A female gray whale is 454 feet long.
1
A male gray whale is 432 feet long.
How much longer is the female than
the male gray whale?
2. At birth, a pilot whale is 45 feet long.
1
A newborn gray whale is 154 feet
long. How much longer is the
newborn gray whale?
1
3. A manatee weighs 2 ton. A walrus
3
weighs 14 tons. A narwhal weighs
1
12 tons. What is the total weight of
all 3 animals?
4. A bottle-nosed dolphin can leap
1
158 feet out of the water. The world
record high jump for a human is
1
feet. How much higher can a
8
24
dolphin leap than a human?
Choose the letter for the best answer.
1
6. Jeremy walks 32 miles while visiting
a wildlife park. Shawna hikes a
3
48-mile long nature trail. How much
farther does Shawna walk?
5. At a wildlife park, the killer whale
5
show lasts 8 of an hour. The guided
1
tour of the park takes 22 hours. How
long will it take to do both activities?
1
3
F 8 of a mile
5
5
G 8 of a mile
5
7
H 8 of a mile
7
J 18 of a mile
A 38 hours
B 28 hours
C 38 hours
1
D 18 hours
1
7
8. A movie lasts 26 hours. A baseball
2
game lasts 33 hours. How much
longer does the game last?
7. Dog food comes in 58-pound bags
3
and 124-pound bags. Find the total
weight of 2 small and 1 large bags.
7
5
F 6 hours
1
G 16 hours
1
H 13 hours
3
J 12 hours
A 228 pounds
1
B 232 pounds
1
C 242 pounds
1
D 254 pounds
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Name
Date
TEKS 7.2.B
LESSON
Class
Problem Solving
3-9 Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers
Write the correct answer.
1
3
1. A female gray whale is 454 feet long.
1
A male gray whale is 432 feet long.
How much longer is the female than
the male gray whale?
2. At birth, a pilot whale is 45 feet long.
1
A newborn gray whale is 154 feet
long. How much longer is the
newborn gray whale?
13 feet
13
20
10 feet
4
1
3. A manatee weighs 2 ton. A walrus
3
weighs 14 tons. A narwhal weighs
1
12 tons. What is the total weight of
all 3 animals?
4. A bottle-nosed dolphin can leap
1
158 feet out of the water. The world
record high jump for a human is
1
feet. How much higher can a
8
24
dolphin leap than a human?
1
33 tons
712 feet
4
Choose the letter for the best answer.
1
6. Jeremy walks 32 miles while visiting
a wildlife park. Shawna hikes a
3
48-mile long nature trail. How much
farther does Shawna walk?
5. At a wildlife park, the killer whale
5
show lasts 8 of an hour. The guided
1
tour of the park takes 22 hours. How
long will it take to do both activities?
3
F 8 of a mile
1
A 38 hours
5
5
G 8 of a mile
5
7
H 8 of a mile
B 28 hours
C 38 hours
1
7
J 18 of a mile
D 18 hours
1
7
8. A movie lasts 26 hours. A baseball
2
game lasts 33 hours. How much
longer does the game last?
7. Dog food comes in 58-pound bags
3
and 124-pound bags. Find the total
weight of 2 small and 1 large bags.
7
5
F 6 hours
B 232 pounds
1
G 16 hours
1
C 242 pounds
H 13 hours
A 228 pounds
1
1
1
J 12 hours
3
D 254 pounds
Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
All rights reserved.
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Holt Mathematics