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Liz makes
Liz makes footprints in the snow with her boots that are 3/4 foot long. Liz's feet are only 2/3 foot long. What expression can be used to find out how much longer Liz's boot prints are than her feet?
Rene earned
Rene earned P12,000.00 last month; if he spent 1/6 of the amount in room rent, 1/3 for food, 2/10 for clothing, and 1/5 for recreation, and saved the rest, How much is his saving?
Deli meat
Mrs. Matthews buys deli meat for her kids' lunches every week. This week she buys 3.75 pounds of ham. How many sandwiches can she make if she uses 0.25 pounds of ham for each sandwich?
Latanya
Latanya plans to repaint some classroom bookcases. She has 5 3/5 gallons of paint. All bookcases are the same size, and each requires 1/2 gallon of paint. What is the maximum number of complete bookcases she can paint?
Sportwear
A sporting goods manufacturer has 11 2/9 yd of fabric to make soccer shorts. Each pair of soccer shorts requires 3/8 yd of fabric. How many pairs of soccer shorts can be made? How much material will be left over?
School choir
A school choir performed in 40 total competitions and lost 8. Gabrielle was a soloist in 3/8 of the winning competitions and 1/4 of the losing competitions. What fraction of the competitions did the school choir win? In how many competitions did Gabrielle
The row
The row of shrubs will be 20 feet long. Maya planted three sets of shrubs. One shrub needs to be 7 1/2 feet from the other shrub. How can you use fractions to show how far apart each shrub is from each other?
Seeds 6
In his garden, Thomas plants carrot seeds 1/4 inch deep and bean seeds 7/8 inch deep. What expression can be used to find how much deeper Trey planted the bean seeds than the carrot seeds?
Can you
Can you help me solve this math problem? I need to know the answer after multiplying 2 2/3 by 2 1/4 and then adding 1 2/3 divided by 1 4/5. Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Cody states
Cody states that 1/4 + ( - 6/8 ) = 1 whole, while Eddie says that it is - 1/2. Who is correct? Justify your answer and explain your thinking.
Matthew
Matthew is saving up for a car. Last year he saved 3/5 of the total amount. In addition to what he saved last year, he saved 3/10 of the total amount in the summer. If the car costs 15 000$, how much has he saved so far?
Health department
A survey by the state health department found that the average person ate 208 pounds of vegetables last year and 5 125 8 pounds of fruit. What fraction of the total pounds of fruit and vegetables do the pounds of fruits represent?
A road 2
A road crew must repave a road that is 4/5 miles long. They can repave 1/20 miles each hour. How long will it take the crew to repave the road? Write your answer in simplest form.
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.
Ross divide decimals
Ross is using his understanding of place value to divide the decimal 72.56 by the decimal 0.2 Which of the division problems shown could he solve to give him the same answer? A. 7,256 divided by 0.2. B. 725.6 divided by 2. C. 72.56 divided by 2. D. 7,256
Miss Susan
Miss Susan cuts a board that is 16 feet long into 3 equal pieces. Then realizes that the pieces she cut each need to be 1 and 1/4 feet longer. How long does each piece of board need to be?
The temperature 44
The temperature when Jana woke up this morning was −5 degrees. By lunchtime, it has warmed up, and the thermometer read 20 degrees. How many degrees warmer was it at lunchtime than when she had woken up?
A ribbon
Bree has a piece of ribbon that is 6 inches long. She needs to cut it into equal pieces measuring 3/4 of an inch. How many pieces will she have? Answer in simplest form
Chuck
Chuck Stone has 8 7/8 cubic yards of concrete in a truck. How much concrete remains in the truck if he unloads 2 1/2 cubic yards at the first stop, 3 cubic yards at the second stop, and 1 3/4 cubic yards at the third stop?
Paving Company Ltd
Roadster's Paving Company used 6 6/8 tons of cement to pave Hunter's street and 9 5/8 tons of cement to pave Jayden's street. How much cement did Roadster's Paving Company use in all?

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