In a race, Kara ran eight-eighteenthsof a kilometer and cycled sixteen-eighteenthsof a kilometer. Estimate how many kilometers the race was in all.
one-half kilometer
1 kilometer
one and one-half kilometers
2 kilometers
Question 2(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(05.01 LC)
Which statement is true?
Lisa has one and four-twelfths cups of grapes. Dawn has one and eleven-twelfths cups of grapes. Together they have approximately two and one-half cups of grapes.
Rachel has one and seven-fifteenths cups of chocolate chips. Maya has eight-fifteenths of a cup of chocolate chips. Rachel has approximately cup more of chocolate chips than Maya.
George has two and five-tenths cups of milk. Raymond has one and one-tenth cups of milk. George has approximately 1 cup more milk than Raymond.
Gavin has one and thirteen-fourteenths buckets of water. Devin has one and three-fourteenths buckets of water. Together they have approximately 3 buckets of water.
Question 3(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(05.01 LC)
Which statement is true?
Hope's dad gives her seven-eighths of a chocolate bar one day and then gives her six-twelfths of a chocolate bar the next day. Hope received approximately 1 chocolate bar.
Dee has ten-twelfths of a cake and gives four-eighths to her neighbor. Dee has approximately one and one-half cakes left.
Joe ran eight-fifteenth of a mile on Thursday. He ran four-fifths of a mile on Friday. Joe ran approximately one-half mile in all.
Monica swam nine-sixteenths of a mile on Tuesday. She swam one and five-eighths of a mile on Wednesday. She swam approximately 2 miles in all.
Question 4(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(05.01 LC)
Allan has four and six-fourteenths buckets of paint. He spills three and eleven-twelfths buckets. Estimate how many buckets of paint Allan has left.
one-half bucket
1 bucket
one and one-half buckets
2 buckets
Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(05.01 LC)
Glen drank one and eight-twelfths bottles of water in the morning and five-sixths of a bottle of water in the afternoon. Estimate how much water Glen drank in all.
1 bottle of water
one and one-half bottles of water
2 bottles of water
two and one-half bottles of water
Question 6(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(05.01 LC)
Eli dug a trench eighteen-twentieths of a meter long. The next day he dug another seventeen-twentieths of a meter. What is a reasonable estimate of the total length of the trench?
one-half meter
1 meter
one and one-half meters
2 meters
Question 7(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(05.01 LC)
Stephanie has five and seven-eighths pizzas. She shares four and one-sixteenths of the pizzas with her friends. Estimate how much pizza Stephanie has left.
two and one-half pizzas
2 pizzas
one and one-half pizzas
1 pizza
Question 8(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(05.01 LC)
Joe jumped one and seven-fourteenths yards. Tilly jumped thirteen-fourteenths of a yard. What is a reasonable estimate of the difference between their two jumps?
0 yards
one-half yard
1 yard
one and one-half yards
Question 9(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(05.01 LC)
Sheri walked fifteen-sixteenths of a mile to school and then seven-eighths of a mile to the library. Estimate how far Sheri walked in total.
two and one-half miles
2 miles
one and one-half miles
1 mile
Question 10(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(05.01 LC)
Ty bought three and four-sixths pounds of coffee. He gave five-sixths of a pound to his grandma. Estimate how much coffee Ty has left.
5 pounds
four and one-half pounds
3 pounds
two and one-half pounds
