Word Problems
If 4 people want to share a 9-foot piece of ribbon equally, how many feet of ribbon should each person get?
2 1/4
There are 250 flights a day in an airport. 7 10 of the flights are international and the rest are domestic flights. On a snowy day, 2/25 of the flights were delayed and 5/32 of domestic flights were cancelled. How many flights were delayed?
20 flights
Shane has 21 meters of yellow ribbon and 42 meters of lace. For hat-making, she wants to cut the yellow ribbon into smaller pieces measuring 3/7 meters each. How many smaller ribbons will she have?
49 smaller ribbons
There are 3 1 4 packages of pencils on the desk. One full package weighs 1 1 2 pounds. How much do all of the containers weigh?
4 7/8
There are 15,000 average passengers on domestic flights daily. 1/20 of the passengers are tourists and 1/15 of the tourists are travel bloggers. How many tourist passengers on domestic flights are travel bloggers?
50 travel passengers
She used 1/3 of a package of sequins and 4/5 spools of sewing thread to make 4 long gowns. If she uses the same measurements to make 7 long gowns, how many packages of sequins will she need?
7/12 packages
Paige has 1 1/2 feet of rope for a project. She only needs 2/3 of it. How much rope does she need?
1 foot
There are 250 flights a day in an airport. 7 10 of the flights are international and the rest are domestic flights. 3/50 of the flights were captained by female pilots, and 2/3 of the female pilots are captaining international flights. How many female pilots are captaining international flights?
10 female pilots
Her assistant can sew 5 identical pairs of pants in 1/4 of a day. How long would her assistant take to sew 1 pair? Using the same rate, how long would her assistant take to sew 12 identical pairs of pants?
1/20 a day
The school cafeteria is preparing for a big football game. They have 3 1/2 pounds of cheese for nachos. If each serving uses 1/4 pound of cheese, how many servings can they make?
14
The airport shuttle service is offered to business class ticket holders. On a summer day, 2/5 of the 35,600 passengers were business class ticket holders. Among the business passengers, 3/8 used the shuttle services. What fraction of the business class passengers used the shuttle service that day?
3/20 business class
Francine used 5/7 meters of yarn to string one notebook. If she has 70 meters of yarn, how many notebooks can she string?
98 notebooks
Tyler decided to collect canned food to donate to a local organization. He had small boxes that he used to store the canned food in. Each week he filled up 2 3/4 boxes with cans. How many boxes does he have full of cans after 2 weeks?
5 1/2
The day before Thanksgiving Day, the number of passengers increased by 1/10 of the average daily passenger total. On average, there are 150,000 daily passengers. 3/4 of the increased passengers were from international flights. What fraction of the increased passengers on Thanksgiving Day were from international flights?
3/40 international flights
A box of milk powder contains 10 servings, and each serving equals 6 scoops of milk powder. The weight of the box of milk powder is 3/4 kilograms. What is the weight of each serving of milk powder?
3/40