IXL | Measurement word problems with fractions

Amy tried out a new blueberry muffin recipe. It took her

of an hour to make the batter. It took her

of an hour to bake the muffins.

How many total hours did it take to make the blueberry muffins?

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

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On Monday, Marissa spent

of an hour at the library for a special robotics event. On Friday, she went to the library for

of an hour to pick out new books.

How many more hours did Marissa spend at the library on Monday than on Friday?

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

Start by listing the information given in the problem:

On Monday, Marissa spent

of an hour at the library.

On Friday, she went to the library for

of an hour.

You want to find how many more hours she spent at the library on Monday than on Friday. So, you need to find the

difference.

This means you should subtract.

Find the unknown number.

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So, Marissa spent

more hours at the library on Monday than on Friday.

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