Mixed operations practice

Irregular unit addition and subtraction

Mix fifteen compound-measurement calculations using feet and inches, pounds and ounces, hours and minutes, or minutes and seconds.

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Align matching units. Carry or borrow using 12, 16 or 60 as required, then leave the smaller unit normalized.

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Regroup using the conversion between the two units rather than a base of ten.

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2 h 45 min + 1 h 30 min = ?

4 h 15 min

The 75 minutes contain one extra hour and 15 minutes. Add that hour to the three hours already present.

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  • Review each selected conversion before mixing unit pairs on one sheet.
  • Feet/inches use 12, pounds/ounces use 16, and both time pairs use 60.
  • A correct final smaller-unit value must be less than the conversion base.

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Math SheetNameScore/ 15TeacherDateIrregular unit addition and subtractionAdd or subtract, then normalize the smaller unit.1.ftin498+6581 ft = 12 in2.ftin944-8271 ft = 12 in3.lboz687-2741 lb = 16 oz4.mins9451-43571 min = 60 s5.hmin7347-6631 h = 60 min6.hmin1428+43321 h = 60 min7.mins5157+61151 min = 60 s8.lboz768+7921 lb = 16 oz9.hmin5431-2371 h = 60 min10.hmin2112+55381 h = 60 min11.lboz428+79131 lb = 16 oz12.ftin230+5971 ft = 12 inmath-sheet.comPage 1 of 2
Math SheetNameScore/ 15TeacherDateIrregular unit addition and subtractionAdd or subtract, then normalize the smaller unit.13.mins6537-6381 min = 60 s14.ftin949-81111 ft = 12 in15.mins1357+12231 min = 60 smath-sheet.comPage 2 of 2

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