Time + fractions - practice problems
Number of problems found: 446
- 20 men
20 men are supposed to complete a work in 10 days. After working for 5 days, they realize that only one-fourth of the work is done. How many more men they need to employ to complete the work on time? - Taps and a tank
A tap can fill a tank in 6 hours. After half the tank is filled, three more similar taps are opened. What is the total time taken to fill the tank completely? - A cake 2
Karen sliced a cake into 10 slices. She ate 2/10 of it and after some time she ate another 4/10 of it. How much of the cake did Karen eat? - Summer vacation
Rekha spent 3/8 of her summer vacation in Delhi, 1/16 in Mumbai, and ¼ in Chennai. What fraction of her summer vacation did he spend in all?
- NYC block
Bijan wants to go running during his family's vacation to New York City. To do so, he will run a neighborhood block 20 times. Bijan runs a total of 8 miles. The block has a length of 3/20 miles. Use the formula for the perimeter of the neighborhood block - Richard
Richard is conducting an experiment. Every time he flips a fair two-sided coin, he also rolls a six-sided die. What is the probability that the coin will land on tails and the die will land on an even number? - 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. - Robotics team
The 4 robotics team members held a car wash to raise money. To attract customers, each person held a sign by the road for an equal portion of the car wash, which lasted 3 hours in all. How long did each person hold the sign? - The restaurant
The restaurant is 3/8 miles from the office. She makes the walk in 7 1/2 minutes. At the same rate, how long will it take her to walk the two miles from her home to her office?
- An electrician 6
An electrician can wire 4 1/2 rooms in 3 hours. How long does it take him to wire each room? - A farmer 9
A farmer has 3 hectares of an orchard. ½ of the land is occupied by apples, ⅙ of the remainder is occupied by lemon trees, and tree tomatoes occupy the rest of it. Find the fraction of the land occupied by tree tomatoes. - Free time club
There are 60 children in a club 1/3 of them play football, 2/5 of them play cricket, and the rest play basketball. How many children play basketball - Play video game
Tyson plays video games about 2 1/2 times more than the average kid. His mother thinks that he should cut down on his playing time by 1/4 of the time. How will Tyson's gaming compare to the average kid's if he makes this change? - Write a blog
You spend 2 1/2 hours online. You spend 1/5 of that time writing a blog. How long do you spend writing that blog?
- Aling
Aling Rosa can sew 8 dresses in 12 days. How many dresses can she sew in 16 days? - Working together
Zeru can complete a certain job in 5 days, and Tulu can complete the same job in 3 days. How long will they complete the job if they work together? - Jeremy
Jeremy practiced the piano for 1 and 3/4 hours during the week. He practiced 1 and 1/3 hours less during the week than over the weekend. How long did he practice the piano over the weekend? - Washing cars
Frank takes 3 and 1/4 hours to wash six cars. How long will it take to wash 12 cars, 18 cars, and 24 cars? - The sum 43
The sum of Rs. 820 will be divided among Ali, Fakhar, and Zahid according to the ratio 3 : 4 : 5. How much does each receive?
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