Lynne bought a bag of grapefruit, \(1\frac{5}{8}\) pounds of apples, and \( 2\frac{3}{16}\) pounds of bananas. The total weight of her purchases was \( 7\frac{1}{2}\) pounds. How much did the bag of grapefruit weigh?
Mattie’s house consists of two stories and an attic. The first floor is \(\large 8\frac{5}{6}\) feet tall, the second floor is \(\large 8\frac{1}{2}\) feet tall, and the entire house is \(\large 24\frac{1}{3}\) feet tall. How tall is the attic?
It is \(\large 10\frac{3}{5}\) miles from Alston to Barton and \(\large 12\frac{1}{2}\) miles from Barton to Chester. The distance from Alston to Durbin, via Barton and Chester, is 35 miles. How far is it from Chester to Durbin?
Meg started her trip with \(\large 11\frac{1}{2}\) gallons of gas in her car’s gas tank. She bought an additional \(\large 6\frac{4}{5}\) gallons on her trip and arrived back home with \(\large 3\frac{3}{10}\) allons left. How much gas did she use on the trip?