Question 1

In a shipment of new books for a library, $\frac{5}{12}$ of the books were poetry and $\frac{2}{5}$
were biographies. The remainder of the books in the shipment were mysteries. What fraction of the books in the shipment were mysteries?

Accepted Answer

$\frac{11}{60}$

Answer

$\frac{2}{12}$

Answer

$\frac{7}{17}$

Answer

$\frac{49}{60}$

Question 2

Each student in a class plays one of three sports: soccer, volleyball, or basketball.

$\quad\bullet\,\frac{3}{5}$ of the number of students play soccer 
$\quad\bullet\,\frac{1}{4}$ of the number of students play volleyball

What fraction of the number of students play basketball?

Accepted Answer

$\frac{3}{20}$

Answer

$\frac{17}{20}$

Answer

$\frac{4}{9}$

Answer

$\frac{5}{9}$

Question 3

Carlos makes $1$ pound of snack mix using nuts, raisins, and cereal. The list below shows how many pounds of nuts and raisins he uses.

$\quad\bullet\, \frac{1}{3}$ pound of nuts
$\quad\bullet\, \frac{2}{5}$ pound of raisins

How much cereal, in pounds, does Carlos use?

Accepted Answer

$\frac{4}{15}$

Answer

$\frac{3}{8}$

Answer

$\frac{11}{15}$

Answer

$\frac{5}{8}$

Question 4

The sign below is located at the start of Pinecone Trail and shows the distances from the sign to different points of interest along the trail.

Sage hiked from the start of the trail to Lookout Point. She then hiked back to Giant Boulder to camp for the night. What was the total distance, in miles, that Sage hiked?

Accepted Answer

$13\frac{1}{4}$

Answer

$21\frac{3}{4}$

Answer

$4\frac{1}{2}$

Answer

$4\frac{1}{4}$

Question 5

Kim's class voted on a location for a field trip.

$\quad\bullet\,\frac{3}{4}$ of the class voted for the museum
$\quad\bullet\,\frac{1}{8}$ of the class voted for the zoo

The rest of the class voted for the nature park. What fraction of the class voted for the nature park?

Accepted Answer

$\frac{1}{8}$

Answer

$\frac{5}{8}$

Answer

$\frac{1}{2}$

Answer

$\frac{7}{8}$

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