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Sandra bought 2 3⁄4 yards of red fabric and 1 1⁄3 of blue. How much cloth did she buy in all?
49/12= 4 1/12
She bought 4 1/12 yards in all.
Jeremy has two twinkies. If he eats 5/8 of a twinkie, how much will he have left?
11/8 = 1 3/8
He had 1 3/8 of a Twinkie left.
Marge had 3 pizzas. 3/4 of the pizza Marge had was cheese. How many pizzas were cheese?
9/4 = 2 1/4
2 1/4 of the pizzas were cheese.
You have 2 1/2 feet of ribbon. You are cutting the ribbon into as many 1/4 foot pieces as possible. How many pieces will you be able to make?
20/2 = 10 pieces
You will be able to make 10 pieces.