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- Servings for a dog
Jana is going to eat two sausages for dinner, and Andrew is going to eat 4 sausages. A stray dog came along, and they each gave it half a sausage. Who gave the dog more (meaning a larger share of their own portion)? - Running race
A running race consists of two stages. Two thirds of the competitors completed the first stage, and only three quarters of those completed the second stage. Only 12 competitors reached the finish line. Determine how many competitors started and how many d - Salesman 4
A salesman sold 3/5 of his potatoes on the first day and 2/3 of the remainder on the second day. What fraction of the potatoes did he sell over two days? What fraction did he have left? - Tracksuits
There are 250 tracksuits in a box. The shop sold 1/5 of the tracksuits on Monday, 1/10 on Tuesday, 2/5 on Wednesday, and the rest on Thursday. How many tracksuits did the shop sell on Thursday? - A pancake
A pancake recipe requires 1 2/3 cups of flour to make 20 pancakes, and you have 9 cups of flour. How many pancakes can you make with 1 cup of flour? How many pancakes can you make with 9 cups of flour? - A landscaper 3
A landscaper needs 3 4/8 pounds of plant food. He has 1 1/4 pounds in his truck and another 4/6 pound at his shop. How many more pounds of plant food does the landscaper need? - Franco, Elliot
Franco and Elliot are on their school's swim team. Last week, Franco swam 5 7/10 miles. Elliot swam 1 1/3 times as far as Franco. How far did Elliot swim? - Sidewalk
Casey has 5/6 left of a section of sidewalk to clean. If he can clean 5/18 of a section in 1 minute, how long will it take him to clean what is left? - Din has
Din has 15 3/4 kg of nuts. Suppose you sell the nuts for P40.00 for every 1/4 kg. How much is the total cost of the nuts? - A carpenter
A carpenter had a 10-meter piece of lumber from which he cut into two pieces. One of those pieces was 5 2/3 meters long. How long was the piece that remained? - Daniel 3
Daniel bought 1/2 kg of grapes and 2/3 kg of bananas for his children. How many kilograms of fruits did he buy in all? - A farm 6
A farm has 20 animals. There are four chickens. What fraction of the animals are chickens? Express your answer as a fraction in the simplest form. - Canada landscape
About ½ of Canada is covered in forest, and 1/12 is covered in freshwater. What fraction of Canada is not covered in either forest or freshwater? Hint - add first and then subtract from the total. - Box of cereal
Ari and Bill share a 20-ounce box of cereal. By the end of the week, Ari had eaten 3/8 of the box, and Bill had eaten 1/4 of the box of cereal. How many ounces are left in the box? - Dave has
Dave has 150 kites. He sold 1/2 of them on Monday and 1/3 of the remaining on Tuesday. How many kites were not sold? What is asked in the problem? A. The number of sold kites B. The number of unsold kites - Friends money distribution
The friends shared CZK 2,000. Felix got two-fifths, John two-tenths, Paul one-quarter. How many crowns did Tom get? - Enrollees
The total enrolment at Villahermosa Integrated School this year is 276. If 1/3 are in grade ten and 1/4 are in grade seven, how many students are in grades eight and nine combined? - Peter 2
Peter wanted to have 120 kilograms of fruit. He picked up ten bags. Each bag contains 9 1/2 kilograms. How many more kilograms does he need? - A PVC pipe
A PVC pipe 12 feet long is to be cut into 1 1/2 foot pieces. How many pieces can a plumber get out of this length pipe? - Oil change
A container holds 1/4 gallon of oil. Jack is changing the oil in his vehicles and needs 11 containers. How many gallons of oil does Jack need?
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