1,665 Answered Questions for the topic Fractions

Fractions Elementary Math

04/04/19

Which student read the most books, the one who read 1/4 or the one that read 1/8?

If 2 students were in a library and one student read 1/4 of the books and the other student read 1/8 of the books, which student read the most books?
Fractions Elementary Math

04/03/19

5 5/6 + 2 2/3 how do I do this problem?

Fractions Elementary Math

04/02/19

What are the multiples of 1/10

Is the multiple of 1/10 20/10 30/10,40/10,5010
Fractions Elementary Math

03/31/19

A silversmith making silverware

A silversmith has 3 5/8 pounds of silver. She needs 4 pounds to make a set of silverware. How many more ounces does she need for the job?
Fractions Elementary Math

03/26/19

Fractions and Rectangles

A rectangular photograph is 8 and 1/2 in by 6 in. It will be placed in a rectangular frame that is 9 and 1/2 inches by 7 inches. How much greater is the area of the frame than the photograph?
Fractions Elementary Math

03/26/19

How much is the difference between 6‘4“ in 5 1/2 feet

Paul is 6 feet in for just told his brothers 5 1/2 feet tall and how much taller is Paul
Fractions Elementary Math

03/23/19

How many 2/3 are on 5/6

Fractions

03/22/19

What’s the difference??

What is the different in these 2 questions?what does the 3 represent in the fraction 1\3?what does the 6 represent in 1\6?

03/21/19

What is the next fraction in this sequence? Simplify your answer. 11/12 , 5/6 , 3/4 , 2/3

11/12 , 5/6 , 3/4 , 2/3 help me find the next fraction in this sequence and simplify
Fractions

03/21/19

Dividing fractions word problems

The Zurchin family is going on a biking trip next week. They want to bike to Birmingham, 72-1/2 miles away from there home in Southside. They only want to travel 18-1/2 miles each day. How many... more
Fractions Math Elementary Math

03/19/19

how many 1/2 inches are in 4 inches

Fractions Prealgebra Ratio

03/19/19

Can ratios really be manipulated as fractions?

In high-school Maths, we were taught that it was possible to manipulate ratios as fractions. For example, $$ 1 : 7 = 3 : x \\\\ \\frac{1}{7} = \\frac{3}{x} \\\\ \\frac{x}{7} = 3\\\\ x = 3 \ imes... more

03/19/19

How to do this ratios problem without algebra?

Dinesh had some fiction and nonfiction books. The number of fiction was $4/9$ of the total number of books. After he had donated $80$ fiction books and $25$ nonfiction books, there were $20\\%$ as... more

03/18/19

Factoring an equation by 15?

The heart muscle is supplied with nutrients and oxygen through the coronary vessels. The blood flow through the coronary vessels by more than a factor of 15 through the deposition of Plaques on the... more
Fractions Prealgebra Ratio

03/18/19

If $\\frac{a}{b}=\\frac{x}{y}$, is $\\frac{x-a}{y-b}=\\frac{x}{y}$?

Does this hold? $b,y \ eq 0$, $b \ eq y$.
Fractions Prealgebra

03/18/19

Is 4/5 closer to 0 1/2 or 1

Fractions Prealgebra Ratio

03/16/19

How to calculate a distance with different fraction ratios?

This is the math question for my sixth grader son. The answer is $136$ meters but could not figure it out. Can someone please explain how to solve it. Thank you. Adam first walks $3/8$th of a... more
Fractions Prealgebra Ratio

03/15/19

Ratio and fraction, transfer of water from Container A to B.?

The ratio of the capacity of Container A to the capacity of Container B was 4:1. 2/9 of Container A was filled with water. If all the water in Container A is poured into the empty Container B, what... more
Fractions Prealgebra Ratio

03/15/19

Combining ratios of quantities with different sizes?

A friend and I had two different answers to this seeming simple question. It goes as follows: Jar A contains flour and sugar in the ratio 5 : 1. Jar B, which is three times larger than Jar A,... more

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