Simplifying Fractions
16/32
1/2
Jakhi had $5 to go to the store. He bought a soda for $2.49. Does he have enough left over to buy a bag of chips for $3? Explain why or why not on the lines below.
No!
(+4)+(+2)+(+3)+(+7)
16
What is 40% of 10
4
If there are 6 boys and 3 girls, what is the ratio of girls to boys in lowest form?
1:2
60/144
5/12
The price of one share of Acme Company declined $3.50 per day for 4 days in a row. What is the overall change in price of one share?
$14
−5+7−(−3)
5
6 is what percent of 8?
75%
What is the area of a rectangle whose given side lengths are 8 cm and 12 cm?
96 square cm
4/5 +7 −5/4
6 11/20
21 is 75% of what number?
28
3/39
1/13
Sixth grader #1 who just knows fractions has 1/8 of a chocolate bar. Sixth grader #2 who just knows decimals has .5 of a chocolate bar. They give their chocolate to you. Since you know both, how much of a chocolate bar do you have?
3/8 of a chocolate bar
- 2/3 + 3.4 + (-7.2)
-4 7/15
In the United States, 13 out of every 20 cans are recycled. What percent of cans are recycled?
65%
The required materials for making a tuxedo jacket are 2 1/2 yards of black cotton blend fabric and 3/4 yards of satin fabric for accents. If a tailor plans to make 5 tuxedo jackets, how much of each material will he need?
16 1/5
Ms. Nelson wants to make fruit salad. She bought .02 lbs of watermelon,3/25 lbs of grapes, and 1 1/3 lbs of pineapple. What is the total weight of three fruits?
1 139/300
1/2 - (-3) +5.7 + 1/10
8.13 or 8 13/100
Jherry and Fatoumata ran a lemonade stand on Saturday. They agreed that Matthew would get 60%, of the profit because the lemonade stand was his idea. They made a profit of $25 dollar.
How much money did Matthew make?
$15
Last week Bill earned $210 for a 30-hour week. What was his pay rate? What would he have earned for a 40-hour week?
Pay rate = $7/hour In a 40-hour week Bill would have earned $280.