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- The Mayflower
The Mayflower traveled for 66 days on a trip from England to America. The weather was storming for many days of their trip. If one and a half of the days at Sea were Sunny with good weather, 1/6 of the days were sunny but very windy and the other days res
- Lengths of the pool
Miguel swam six lengths of the pool. Mat swam three times as far as Miguel. Lionel swam 1/3 as far as Miguel. How many lengths did Mat swim?
- A farmer's heritage
A farmer died, leaving his 17 horses to his three sons. When his sons opened up the testament and read: My eldest son should get 1/2 (half) of the total horses; My middle son should be given 1/3rd (one-third) of the total horses; My youngest son should be
- Watching TV
One evening, 2/3 of the students watched TV. Of those students, 3/8 watched a reality show. Of the students who watched the show, 1/4 recorded it. What fraction of the students watched and recorded reality TV?
- Fifteenths 81479
Little Aja planned to read the book, which has 120 pages, for 4 days. On the first day, she read a quarter of the whole book; on the second day, she had training and therefore only read two-fifteenths of the book; on the third day, she read seven-twentiet
- Emily
Emily had 20 minutes to do a three-problem quiz. She spent 11 3/4 minutes on question A and 5 1/2 minutes on question B. How much time did she have left for question C?
- Achievement 66164
The test consisted of 50 questions, each with one possible correct answer. The test result is given by the sum of the correct answers, a maximum of 100 points. The criterion for admission was the achievement of 50 points. The study applicant answered 36 q
- Three friends
John, Peter, and Pablo each carried a 24-liter bucket full of water down the hill. After they reached the bottom, John's bucket was only 3/4 full, Peter's bucket was 2/3 full, and Pablo's was 1/6 full. How many liters of water did they spill altogether on
- Altogether 42021
To decorate for the party, they needed 3 red ribbons, each 1/4 meter long, 5 white ribbons, each 5/8 meter long, and 4 blue ribbons, each 2/5 meter long. How many meters of ribbon did they buy altogether? (express as a decimal number) How much did they pa
- Wednesday 59483
The eighth graders took part in the planting of saplings in the forest for four days. On Monday, they planted a quarter of all the saplings they were supposed to plant. They planted a third of what they had left from Monday on Tuesday. On Wednesday, half
- Stock market 2
For the week of July 22, the forecaster recorded the following day-to-day changes in the stock market of a specific stock: -2 on Monday, +4 on Tuesday, -8 on Wednesday, + 2 1/2 on Thursday, - 3 1/4 on Friday. The stock began the week at 78 points. How man
- Received 5578
Four boys passed the paper to harvest. John received 111 1/3 ducats, Michal 228 3/4, Peter 195 1/2 ducats, and Robert 146 1/4 ducats. How many kg of paper did each boy bring if they bought paper at 2.50 ducats per kg?
- Significant figures
How many significant figures are present in each of the measured quantities? A. 0.0012 B. 900.0 C. 108 D. .0012 E. 2006 F. 0.002070
- Reducing scale
I am sizing some landscaping, and I measured everything on a 20 to 1 scale. I realized when I was done that it was at 30 to 1. How can I convert what I already have to 30 to 1. For example, if the grass area is 22,871.6' at 20 to 1, how do you figure it o
- 7th grade pupils
Pupils research which winter sport their classmates is most popular. They found that 2/5 of classmates would most like to play hockey, skate preferred 2/9 pupils, 3/10 students prefer skiing, and 1/15 of classmates don't like any winter sport. What propor
- Sum of mixed
The sum of two mixed numbers is 15½. One of the numbers is 5 ¾. What is the other?
- Clearance - vacation
The Sobotkas checked their suitcases for clearance when they were leaving for their vacation. Their four suitcases had weights of 3 : 4 : 5 : 8. The total weight of all four suitcases was 60 kg. The maximum weight allowed for one piece of luggage is 25 kg
- The pet
Ananya has a bunny. She bought 4 7/8 pounds of carrots. She fed her bunny 1 1/4 pounds of carrots the first week. She fed her bunny 5/6 pounds of carrots the second week. Altogether, how many pounds of carrots did she feed her bunny? 1. Draw a tape diagra
- Secondary 81688
Hello, this year I am doing the entrance exams for secondary school. I wanted to ask if I have an example: HOW MANY TIMES is a quarter of the number 1.5 smaller than the number 4 1/2, and I don't know what to do with that? HOW MANY TIMES will I add, subtr
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