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Fractions

02/17/17

During a pie eating contest, Marry ate 2 3/4 pies and John ate 8 1/4 pies. How many pies did they eat all together?

I don't understand the problem.  
Fractions

02/16/17

money question

Together Evan, Katie, and McKenna had $865 when they left to go shopping. Evan spent 2/5 of his money. Katie spent $40. McKenna spent twice as much as Evan. McKenna spent twice as much as Evan,They... more
Fractions

02/16/17

A man is walking through a tunnel and I can't figure out how someone can run the same speed and make it to the end of the tunnel.

A man is walking through a tunnel. When he is exactly 2/5 of the way through the tunnel, he hears a train coming behind him. The train is moving at a steady 60 mph. How could he know what a bind he... more
Fractions

02/14/17

Nicole has 60 marbles and one third of them are green. How many are green?

I need to know how many are green of the 60 marbles. There are 1/3 green marbles.
Fractions

02/10/17

Michael sang 12 songs. Every song was 38 minutes long. For how much time did he sing in total? Write your answer in simplest form

Write your answer in simplest form.
Fractions

02/07/17

A trail is 5/6 mile long. If ed hikes 2/3 of the trail how far has he hiked?

A trail is 5/6 mile long. If ed hikes 2/3 of the trail how far has he hiked?
Fractions

02/06/17

verity the reasoning if others

Jamie had 4/5 of a spool of twine. He then used 1/2 of a spool of twine to make knots. He claims to have 3/10 of the original spool of twine left over. Explain how you know whether jamues... more
Fractions

01/31/17

Brad plans to bike 15 3/4 miles. He has gone 2/3 of the entire distance. How far has he gone?

When i try to use division, i dont get a whole number. When i multiply, i dont get a whole number. HELP!
Fractions

01/29/17

Convert the fraction:

a/a−2 to a denominator of a^2−2a a a−2  to a denominator of a2−2a a a−2  to a denominator of a2−2a
Fractions

01/29/17

Convert the following fraction

x/a−b to a denominator of (a−b)^2 x a−b  to a denominator of (a−b)2
Fractions

01/26/17

of the students who play band, 2/3 are eighth graders, 1/6 are seventh graders and 5 are sixth graders. How many students play in the band?

The answer must come out as a whole number that is either 10, 15, 20, or 30.
Fractions

01/25/17

An invoice for $450 has terms 2/10, 1/30, n/60. If you pay on the eighth day, how much will you remit?

You have to add the money and the fraction up.
Fractions

01/24/17

It took one hour to read 1 3/8 chapters of a novel. How long will it take to read 6 chapters?

I am super confused please help.w

01/24/17

This question I just can't get...

Stopping distance, d, measured in feet, of a car travelling at v miles per hour is given by this formula:              d = v + v 2                  20   Find d when v = 20 miles per hour    ... more
Fractions

01/24/17

My Mexican wedding cookie recipe calls for 3/4 of a cup of butter, 1/3 of a cup of icing sugar, 2 cups of flour, 11⁄4 cups of chopped pecan nuts, 2 teaspoons of

My Mexican wedding cookie recipe calls for 3/4 of a cup of butter, 1/3 of a cup of icing sugar, 2 cups of flour, 11⁄4 cups of chopped pecan nuts, 2 teaspoons of vanilla and 1 teaspoon of water. (a)... more
Fractions

01/21/17

By 11 am she had used up her whole supply of butter and switched to ginger snaps. When she took a break for lunch, she counted the cookies and noticed that she

One day in December Grace decided to bake Christmas cookies to give to friends as gifts. She baked two types of cookies: ginger snaps and shortbread. She started with shortbread cookies. By 11 am... more
Fractions

01/21/17

Anna grows three types of apples in her orchard: Gala, Ambrosia and Granny Smith. 2/5 of her apple trees are Gala, 1/4 of the trees are Ambrosia and the remai

Anna grows three types of apples in her orchard: Gala, Ambrosia and Granny Smith. 2/5 of her apple trees are Gala, 1/4 of the trees are Ambrosia and the remaining 350 trees are Granny Smith. How... more
Fractions

01/20/17

What is the original fraction?

In a certain fraction, the denominator is 2 less than the numerator. If 1 is added to both the numerator and denominator, the resulting fraction is equal to 9/7. what is the original fraction?
Fractions

01/11/17

Usually Clarissa jogs 2 3/ 5 miles a day. Today she jogged half her usual distance. How far did she jog?

Usually Clarissa jogs 2 3/5 miles a day. Today she jogged half her usual distance.How far did she jog?
Fractions

01/09/17

A machine can produce 3/4 of a computer in 1/6 of an hour. How many computers per hour can it produce

7th grade math
Fractions

01/07/17

Ratio And fraction problems

Tina and Kirby had a total of 90 fish. Tina gave 1/4 of her fish to Kirby. He then gave 2/5 of his total number of fish to Tina. Then they had the same number of fish. How many did each child have... more
Fractions

01/05/17

add/subtract fraction

-1/4+3 1/2

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