Fractions + length - practice problems - page 8 of 25
Number of problems found: 482
- 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? - Mrs. Rivera
Mrs. Rivera bought 9 and 3/4 m of curtain cloth. She used 5 m to make a curtain for the office window. How many meters of cloth were not used? Simplify your answer. - The frame
Rodney has a board that is 5/6 yards long. He cuts 1/5 yard off the board and uses the rest of the board to make a frame. How much of the board is used to make the frame? - Jeff rode
Jeff rode his bike around a bike trail 1/3 of a mile long. He rode around the trail nine times. Write a fraction greater than 1 for the distance. How many miles did Jeff ride?
- Grandmother
Stella's family traveled 5/8 of the distance to her grandmother's house on Saturday. They traveled 2/3 of the remaining distance on Sunday. What fraction of the total distance to her grandmother's house was traveled on Sunday? - Curtain
Mrs. Lazo bought a 9 1/8 m curtain cloth. She used 3 5/6 m to make a curtain for their bedroom. How many meters of cloth were not used? - Jose and Kaitlyn
Jose and Kaitlyn have a contest to see who can throw a baseball the farthest. Kaitlyn wins with a throw of 200 ft. If Jose threw the ball 3/4 as far as Kaitlyn, how far did Jose throw the ball? - Sufficient 63464
The fence around the garden measures 360 m. Of these, 72 18/20 m are damaged and must be repaired. How many meters of fence is sufficient? - Advertising 26331
The can of juice is 15 cm high. For advertising purposes, they made a model that can enlarge in a ratio of 5:3. How tall is the advertising?
- Measures 6278
The cotton fabric in the bale in the store measures 101/5 meters. How many 10/7 meter suits can we sew from the whole bale of fabric? - Karina
Karina has 5 4/7 meters of cloth. She needs 3 1/6 meters of it to make a curtain for her window. How many meters of cloth was left to her after making the curtain? - Chester
Chester has a piece of wood measuring 1 2/3 cm. He needs to cut it into pieces measuring 3/4 cm long. How many pieces of wood did Chester cut? - Proportion 2
A car can travel 210 km in 3 hours. How far can it travel in 5 hours? But what kind of proportion is this and show your solution. - Traveled 82609
The tourist traveled 3/8 of the planned journey on the first day and 7/12 of the trip on the second day. On which day did he travel most of the way, and by how much?
- Blue silk
There are four rolls of blue silk. Each roll holds 6 3/4 yd of silk. It takes 3/5 of a yard to make one necktie. How many neckties can be made from the four rolls of blue silk? - Proportion 52063
In what proportion did we divide the fabric when we cut it into 150cm and 75cm a) 15:7 b) 4:2 c) 2:1 d) 3:2 - Oil crisis
A car runs 16 km using 1 liter of petrol. How much distance will it cover using 2 3/4 liters of petrol? - A turtle
A turtle is 20 5/6 inches below the surface of a pond. It dives to a depth of 32 1/4 inches. What is the change in the turtle's position? Write your answer as a mixed number. - Martin
Martin is making a model of a Native American canoe. He has 5 1/2 feet of wood. He uses 2 3/4 feet for the hull and 1 1/4 feet for a paddle. How much wood does he have left? Martin has x feet of wood left.
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