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- Pizza - sleepover  Petra and Amber had 9 pizzas delivered for a sleepover. Petra ate 2/3 of the pizzas. How many pizzas did Amber eat? Nothing was left. Petra and Amber had 9 pizzas delivered for a sleepover. Petra ate 2/3 of the pizzas. How many pizzas did Amber eat? Nothing was left.
- Bags of clothes  Nathan and John are collecting clothes for a clothing drive. John collected 1/10 as many clothes as Nathan did. If Nathan collected 1/3 of a bag of clothes, how many bags of clothes did John collect? Nathan and John are collecting clothes for a clothing drive. John collected 1/10 as many clothes as Nathan did. If Nathan collected 1/3 of a bag of clothes, how many bags of clothes did John collect?
- 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? 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?
- Shoes  Jim and Dora are collecting shoes for a yard sale. Dora collected 1/2 as many shoes as Jim did. Jim collected 3/7 of a bag of shoes. How many bags of shoes did Dora collect? Jim and Dora are collecting shoes for a yard sale. Dora collected 1/2 as many shoes as Jim did. Jim collected 3/7 of a bag of shoes. How many bags of shoes did Dora collect?
- A pumpkin  A pumpkin pie is divided into 12 slices. 2/3 of the slices are eaten at a party, and 2 more slices are eaten after dinner. How many are left? A pumpkin pie is divided into 12 slices. 2/3 of the slices are eaten at a party, and 2 more slices are eaten after dinner. How many are left?
- A farmer 8  A farmer uses 1/3 of his land to plant cassava, 1/3 of the remaining land to plant maize, and the rest for vegetables. What fraction did the farmer use to plant vegetables? A farmer uses 1/3 of his land to plant cassava, 1/3 of the remaining land to plant maize, and the rest for vegetables. What fraction did the farmer use to plant vegetables?
- Jennifer  Jennifer has 10 pets. Two-fifths of the pets are cats, one-half are fish, and one-tenth are dogs. How many of each pet does she have? Jennifer has 10 pets. Two-fifths of the pets are cats, one-half are fish, and one-tenth are dogs. How many of each pet does she have?
- A reel  A reel of thread contains 20 1/2 m of thread. How much thread is left if Mr Sen used 4 1/4 m of the thread? A reel of thread contains 20 1/2 m of thread. How much thread is left if Mr Sen used 4 1/4 m of the thread?
- In 2005  In 2005, the San Francisco Bay bridge toll for a car was $3, and in 1939, the toll was 2/15 of the toll in 2005. what was the toll in 1939? In 2005, the San Francisco Bay bridge toll for a car was $3, and in 1939, the toll was 2/15 of the toll in 2005. what was the toll in 1939?
- They brought  They brought 180 kg of grapes to the market. They sold 72 kg of them. What part of the grapes did they sell? They brought 180 kg of grapes to the market. They sold 72 kg of them. What part of the grapes did they sell?
- Fraction subtraction  Find the difference. Reduce the answer to the simplest form: 1.) ¾ - 1/8 = 2.) ½ - 1/8 = 3.) ½ - 1/6 = 4.) 7/8 - ¾ = 5.) 1/5 - 1/10 Find the difference. Reduce the answer to the simplest form: 1.) ¾ - 1/8 = 2.) ½ - 1/8 = 3.) ½ - 1/6 = 4.) 7/8 - ¾ = 5.) 1/5 - 1/10
- Frac  simplest form  A) Write 1 8/9 as an improper fraction in its simplest form. B) Use your answer to work out 5 / (1 8/9) A) Write 1 8/9 as an improper fraction in its simplest form. B) Use your answer to work out 5 / (1 8/9)
- Vegetables  If 6 people want to share a 25-pound box of vegetables, how many pounds of vegetables should each person get? If 6 people want to share a 25-pound box of vegetables, how many pounds of vegetables should each person get?
- Haley  Haley collected 1/2 of a bin of glass bottles to recycle. Tiana collected 2 3/4 times as many bins as Haley. How many bins of bottles did Tiana collect? Haley collected 1/2 of a bin of glass bottles to recycle. Tiana collected 2 3/4 times as many bins as Haley. How many bins of bottles did Tiana collect?
- A pancake 2  A pancake recipe requires 3/4 teaspoons of vanilla, and a cake recipe requires 3 times as much vanilla as a pancake recipe. How many teaspoons of vanilla is required for the cake recipe? A pancake recipe requires 3/4 teaspoons of vanilla, and a cake recipe requires 3 times as much vanilla as a pancake recipe. How many teaspoons of vanilla is required for the cake recipe?
- Mary spent  Mary spent 3/4 hour doing science and 1/8 hour reading. How much time did she spend studying? Mary spent 3/4 hour doing science and 1/8 hour reading. How much time did she spend studying?
- A chocolate  A chocolate bar is 3/4 of an inch long. If it is divided into 3/8 of an inch long, then how many pieces is that? A chocolate bar is 3/4 of an inch long. If it is divided into 3/8 of an inch long, then how many pieces is that?
- Tim and  Tim and Sufyaan share sweets in a ratio of 3:5. Tim gets 12 sweets. How many does Sufyaan get? Tim and Sufyaan share sweets in a ratio of 3:5. Tim gets 12 sweets. How many does Sufyaan get?
- Pumpkins  A vegetable seller brought 294 pumpkins to sell. He sold 2 thirds of them by evening. How many pumpkins were unsold? A vegetable seller brought 294 pumpkins to sell. He sold 2 thirds of them by evening. How many pumpkins were unsold?
- In one day  In one day, a baker used 2/3 of a pound of flour, 3/4 of a pound of flour, and 5/12 of a pound of flour. How much flour was used that day? In one day, a baker used 2/3 of a pound of flour, 3/4 of a pound of flour, and 5/12 of a pound of flour. How much flour was used that day?
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