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Fractions Math Help

04/01/17

What's Peter's weight in pounds?

John's weight is 3/5 of Peter's weight. If John were to gain 8 pounds, he'd weigh 2/3 of Peter's weight. What's Peter's weight in pounds?
Fractions

03/30/17

Ray has 8/9 of a yard of fabric. He needs 2/3 yard to make a scarf. How many 2/3 are in 8/9?

Can you please help me solve this problem?
Fractions

03/28/17

How do you solve: 4/7 of a group of children are boys. If there are 18 more boys than girls, how many children are there altogether

this is a question from my fith grade math workbook that I do not understand
Fractions

03/28/17

You have 2 5/8 pizzas to share equally with 3 people. How much pizza will each person get?

I need this done very quickly!! Please help!!
Fractions

03/26/17

Trying to solve parts of a whole

Wayne is mixing paint. He makes six quarts of brown paint by mixing equal quantities of yellow paint and violet paint. The violet paint is made from one third red paint and two thirds blue paint.... more
Fractions Algebra 2 Test Pre

03/26/17

What is 3/(x+2) - 1/x = 1/5x ?

Have a test tomorrow. I'm struggling a bit with my fraction problems. I know to set both denominators equal and subtract but I do not now how or where to go from that point. Any and all help is... more

Fraction and percentage Question

Total appointment took altogether was 8000 Average appointment per technician took was 444 Amy took 575 appointments.   How much more % of appointments did Amy took more than average
Fractions

03/22/17

who ate more if the boys both ate half

Manny ate half of a 7" long, 1/8"thick candy bar. Danny ate half of a 4" long,1"thick candy bar. Who ate more? And why?
Fractions

03/21/17

Fraction questions

At a school swimming meet, 1/3 of the pupils were boys. Given that 2/5 of the boys and 3/5 of the girls did not know how to swim, how many pupils were there altogether if there were 490 swimmers a... more
Fractions

03/21/17

Fraction questions

3 girls used the same number of beads to make necklaces. Devi used 2/5 of her beads, Esther used 3/4 of hers and Farah used 2/3 of hers. They had a total of 1440 beads at first. How many beads did... more
Fractions

03/21/17

Fraction questions

3/4 of Chelsea's money is the same as 5/6 of Brian's money. If Chelsea had $24 more than Brian, how much do Chelsea and Brian have altogether?
Fractions

03/15/17

What is 1,300 divided by 1,000? How do you turn the answer into a whole or mixed fraction?

What is 1,300 divided by 1,000? how do you turn the answer into a whole or mixed fraction? 
Fractions

03/15/17

The Czech Republic has approximately 1,300 cellular phones per 1,000 people. Express the number of phones per person as a whole or mixed number

The Czech Republic has approximately 1,300 cellular phones per 1,000 people. Express the number of phones per person as a whole or mixed number
Fractions

03/09/17

Eight friends share two pizzas equally how much of a pizza does each friend get

Fractions

03/08/17

a spinner has 3 equal sections that are red, white, blue. What is the probability of not landing ona blue?

decimal and fraction and percent

03/06/17

If you can help that will be great!

A cargo van is carrying 20 identical steel cylinders. Each cylinder contains compressed oxygen. Altogether, the cylinders weight 1/2 of a ton. a. In tons, what is the weight of each cylinder? b.... more
Fractions

03/06/17

Joy takes an average of 2 1/2 hours to write a page. How many pages can Antonia write in 8 1/2 hours?

Antonia writes mystery novels.She takes an average of 2 1/2 hours to write a page.A) How long did she take to write a 13 page chapter?B) How many pages can Antonia write in 8 1/2 hours?
Fractions

03/01/17

If 4 girls ate 2 3/4 pizzas all together, what is the fractional part that each girl ate seperatedly?

Word problems using fractions
Fractions

02/28/17

how much water will each person get if 4 people share 1/3 of a gallon equally

how do  i do this problem using a model
Fractions

02/24/17

madison freezes 5 pounds of green beans in plastic bags each bag holds 3/4 pound. how many bags of green beans will madison freeze?

Madison freezes 5 pounds of green beans in plastic bags each bag holds 3/4 pound. how many bags of green beans will madison freeze?
Fractions Mixed Numbers

02/23/17

what is the difference bettween the sum of forkers and spoon's hat sizes 14 5/8 and 30 inches

The sizes of forkers and spoon's hat are 14 5/8 and the difference is 30 inches
Fractions Pieces

02/22/17

A dozen children equally share seven apples.How can the apples be cut?

A dozen children equally share seven apples. None of the apples are cooked. No apple is cut into more than four pieces. How can the apples be cut?

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