181 Answered Questions for the topic Fraction

Fraction

10/17/16

There are 3 people who work full time and are to work together on a project,

but their total time on the project is to be equivalent to that of only one person working full time. If one of the people is budgeted for 1/2 of the time and the other person is budgeted for 1/3,... more
Fraction

10/10/16

Reason Abstractly

Can any fraction be written as a mixed number? Explain giving examples to ilustrate you answer.
Fraction Math Word Problem

10/05/16

You have 3/5 of an apple pie. You divide the remaining pie into 5 equal slices. What fraction of the original pie is each slice?

I don't  understand  it and what is the operation is it, is it 3/5÷5 or 5÷3/5 or 3/5×5 or 5×3/5 or is it none of them  
Fraction Math Answer Fast

10/05/16

7÷ __ = 56

I have to find what can fill in the blank and it is probably a fraction  because I don't  think  it  could  be  a  whole  number  
Fraction

10/02/16

There are 90 candy bars for a group to share. Each person in the group received 2/3 of a candy bar. How many people are in the group?

The answer choices are 15, 135, 90, 60

09/17/16

Two cabinet makers each has 300 small cases to make. One can make 15 cases an hour, while the second can make 13.

The question is: HOW MANY CASES MORE DOES THE 2ND MAKERS HAVE TO FINISH? would you please show me the complete solution with equation in this word problem. Thanks! 

09/07/16

The denominator of a fraction is 6 more than the numerator.

The denominator of a fraction is 6 more than the numerator. If the numerator is decreased by 3 and the denominator is increased by 5, the value of the resulting fraction is 1/8. Find the original... more
Fraction

07/13/16

multiplies 5 3/4 x1/2

lasst week kristen brought 5 3/4pounds of apples. This week,she bought one half of the amount . How many apples did Kristen buy this week?
Fraction

05/23/16

fraction story question

H and M had some cards. H gave 1/4 of her cards to M. Then M gave 1/6 of what she had to H. After that H gave 12 cards to M. In the end H had 40 cards and M has 92 cards. How many cards did H have... more

05/21/16

The probability of a child being a boy instead of a girl is 50% or 1/2. If a couple has 6 children, what is the probabilty that they had 3 boys and 3 girls?

Please express the answer in either percent, fraction, or ratio form. Thank you in advance! 
Fraction

05/09/16

David had 90 filters to pay around town. Last week he posted 2/5 of them. This week he posted 2/3 of the remaining filters. How many fitters had he still not po

David had 90 filters to pay around town. Last week he posted 2/5 of them. This week he posted 2/3 of the remaining filters. How many fitters had he still not posted?
Fraction

04/25/16

Fraction of the class that works alone

In a class that contains both 5th and 6th graders, each student must do a class presentation. Each student may do the presentation alone or with a class partner. A 5th grader’s partner must be an... more
Fraction

04/22/16

what fraction of 18 is 14 over 3

What percent of 18 is 14 over 3

04/12/16

What is the probability that the first two would not recommend their attorney and the third is not sure if he or she would recommend their attorney?

A sample of 38 people who recently hired an attorney yielded the following about their attorneys.   numbers of ppl  would recommend  24                              Yes  9                      ... more
Fraction

03/23/16

At the mall, 1/3 of the people shopping are under the age of 15. Of that number, 3/4 attend the same school as Emma. What fraction of the shoppers goes to Emmas

At the mall, 1/3 of the people shopping are under the age of 15. Of that number, 3/4 attend the same school as Emma. What fraction of the shoppers goes to Emmas school?
Fraction

03/02/16

one recipe for bagels uses 0.45 bag of flour. a recipe for rolls uses 1.5 times as much. does the recipe for rolls use more or less than 3/4 bag of flour?

One recipe for bagels uses 0.45 bag of flour. A recipe for rolls uses 1.5 times as much. Does the recipe for rolls use more or less than 3/4 bag of flour?
Fraction

02/25/16

what fraction of her paycheck did she deposit in each account?

Mrs Lopez spends 9/12 of her paycheck on groceries and bills.  She deposits the rest of the money equally into three accounts. What fraction of her paycheck did she deposit in each account? 
Fraction

02/09/16

Yesterday I bought 3/4 of a pizza. I ate 1/5 of it. How much pizza did I have left?

How is 11/20 the answer?  

02/02/16

Shelby earned $20 dollars babysitting. She spent 30% of her earnings. What decimal represents the part of her earnings Shelby spent?

I've been trying to get this for a while, but I don't understand it. 
Fraction Word Problem

01/13/16

Julia spends 5/9 of her money on a flan and two chicken pies. Each chicken pie costs 1/6 as much as the flan. Julia has $24 left.

How much does Julia spend? how much does the flan cost?   please do step by step calculations?
Fraction

12/04/15

how do you set this up?

Benjamin loves to hike in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. It takes him    3 4 _    4hr to hike from the Pinkham Notch Visitor Center to the summit of Mt. Washington. If the round trip... more

Simplify the fraction

3^-2/ 3^-3+3^-2

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