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- Town hiking club
There are 36 people in the new town hiking club. 2/3 of the club must say YES if the club is to hike the Northern trail. Twenty people have voted YES. How many more YES votes are needed?
- Marshall 2
Marshall Track team. After the race, the team goes to Connor's Pizza Palace. The pizza slices served at the Pizza Palace are ¼ of a whole pizza. There are 2 pizzas ready to be served. Nine students come in for lunch. Is there enough pizza for every studen
- The rope
Fred was learning to tie rope. He had 5 1/2 feet of rope. If each knot took up 4/5 of a foot of rope, how many knots could he make?
- Miloš
Miloš and Martin helped water the new vineyard. They had to carry water from the well in buckets. How did they divide the 20-euro reward if Miloš applied 20 buckets and Martin 30 buckets?
- The ribbon
Jody had some ribbon. She used 1/4 of it to tie and 1/2 to tie. She had 1/10 of the ribbon left. How much ribbon did she have at first? For your answer, please write as a fraction in the simplest form.
- Wendy 2
Wendy is creating a large soup based on a recipe. Her recipe calls for 3/4 of a pint of milk, but she only has 5/8 of a pint of milk, so she can only make a portion of her soup. What fraction of her recipe can Wendy make?
- An inheritance
An inheritance of P1,500,000 will be divided in the following manner: Rene 2/5, Maria 2/5, and Martha 1/5. Find the amount each heir will inherit.
- Monthly expenses
John's monthly expenses are analyzed as follows: 1/8 for stationery, 1/3 for fuel, 1/6 for parking, and the rest for food. His total expenses are 4500. Calculate the rand value of the food expenses.
- Amelia
Amelia and Ray were making cupcakes. In a glass bowl, they added 3 cups of flour, 1 1/3 cups of vegetable oil, 1/2 cup of butter, 1/4 cup of chocolate chips, and 2 more cups of other ingredients. How many cups of batter are in the bowl?
- A ribbon
Bree has a piece of ribbon that is 6 inches long. She needs to cut it into equal pieces measuring 3/4 of an inch. How many pieces will she have? Answer in simplest form
- Paving Company Ltd
Roadster's Paving Company used 6 6/8 tons of cement to pave Hunter's street and 9 5/8 tons of cement to pave Jayden's street. How much cement did Roadster's Paving Company use in all?
- School choir
A school choir performed in 40 total competitions and lost 8. Gabrielle was a soloist in 3/8 of the winning competitions and 1/4 of the losing competitions. What fraction of the competitions did the school choir win? In how many competitions did Gabrielle
- The row
The row of shrubs will be 20 feet long. Maya planted three sets of shrubs. One shrub needs to be 7 1/2 feet from the other shrub. How can you use fractions to show how far apart each shrub is from each other?
- Seeds 6
In his garden, Thomas plants carrot seeds 1/4 inch deep and bean seeds 7/8 inch deep. What expression can be used to find how much deeper Trey planted the bean seeds than the carrot seeds?
- Can you
Can you help me solve this math problem? I need to know the answer after multiplying 2 2/3 by 2 1/4 and then adding 1 2/3 divided by 1 4/5. Thank you in advance for your assistance.
- Cody states
Cody states that 1/4 + ( - 6/8 ) = 1 whole, while Eddie says that it is - 1/2. Who is correct? Justify your answer and explain your thinking.
- Matthew
Matthew is saving up for a car. Last year he saved 3/5 of the total amount. In addition to what he saved last year, he saved 3/10 of the total amount in the summer. If the car costs 15 000$, how much has he saved so far?
- Three 262
Three farmers, A, B, and C, hire meadow for Rs 1460. Farmer A puts in 10 cows for 20 days, farmer B 30 cows for 8 days, and farmer C 16 cows for 9 days. Find the rent paid by each one of them.
- Liz makes
Liz makes footprints in the snow with her boots that are 3/4 foot long. Liz's feet are only 2/3 foot long. What expression can be used to find out how much longer Liz's boot prints are than her feet?
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