Fractions and Decimals
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Operations with Fractions
Equations with Fractions
Word Problems
100
Change the decimal to a fraction in lowest terms 0.125
1/8
100
17/3 = 68/n
n = 12
100
Is the following statement true or false?
1/7 div 2/12 div 3/12 = 6/7 * 4
TRUE
100
-2/3 n + 5 = 9
n = -6
100
The marching band performed at the football game. 
of the band members played wind instruments. Of those playing wind instruments, 
played the trumpet. What fraction of the entire band played trumpet?
1/3
200
Would the following fraction be a repeating or terminating decimal? Do not divide the numerator by the denominator.
9/48
Terminating. The denominator (when examined in lowest terms) does not contain any prime factors other than 2 or 5.
200
25/n = n/144
n= 60
200
Write the answer as a mixed number in lowest terms.
14/15 - (-8/5 - 7/6)
3 7/10
200
Solve for n
3/4n-1/4 = 5/6 + (-1)/2
n = 7/9
200
During halftime at the football game, the concession stand sold hot dogs and hamburgers. 5/8 of all food items sold were hot dogs. If they sold 160 food items total, and 1/4 of the hot dogs had chili on them, how many hot dogs had chili?
25
300
Which fraction is the largest?
14/27, 6/15, 20/41
14/27
300
How many 3/8 are in 21?
56
300
5/8 + a/3
(8a+15)/24
300
Solve for n. Write the answer as a mixed number in simple form.
-2/7n - 4 9/14 = -6 7/10
n =
7 1/5
300
Four boys shared some money. The first received 1/6 of it, the second 1/4 of it and the third 1/2 of it. If the fourth boy received $5, how much was the total money shared? Write and solve a variable equation.
x - 1/6 x - 1/4 x - 1/2 x = 5
$60
(let x = the total amount of money)
400
Arrange the numbers in order from least to greatest
0.bar31, 39/125, 0.bar3,0.3bar12
39/125 (0.312), 0.3bar12, 0.bar31, 0.bar3
400
Explain how you can use cross multiplication to figure out which of the following fractions is greater
5/7 or 7/10 ?
5/7 is greater.
Because
50/70 > 49/70
With cross multiplication you are essentially comparing the numerators of the equivalent fractions when you have a common denominator that is the product of the two denominators (in this case 70)
400
(13/7*6/5) div (4/3 div 5/9)
13/14
400
The product of two numbers is 5 1/4. If one of the numbers is 2 1/3, what is the other number?
Write and solve a variable equation. The answer should be a mixed number in simple form.
2 1/3 x = 5 1/4
x = 9/4 or 2 1/4
400
There are 340 children at a park. 2/5 of the boys is equal to 4/7 of the girls. How many girls and boys are there at the park?
200 boys
160 girls
b + g = 340
g = 340 - b
2/5b = 4/7(340-b)
500
Change the following decimal to a fraction in lowest terms.
0.3bar18
7/22
500
Two problems in one
3/10 + 2/3 div 5 * 1/4
1 4/13 * 7 4/5 div 11 1/3
1/3 and 9/10
500
4/7 div (12/5 * 33/4 * 10/11 * 2/7) + 2/3
7/9
500
-2n + 8 = 2/3
n = 11/3 or 3 2/3
500
Mark had some golf balls. He sold 2/3 of them and gave 8 to Alphonso. Then he had 1/4 of his golf balls left. He put the remaining golf balls into bags of 4 each. How many golf balls did he have at the beginning? How many bags did he use?
96 and 6