Reducing Fractions
3 3/15
3 1/5
1 2/10
12/10
1/6 / 7/5
(Read as 1/6 divided by 7/5 - write answer in lowest terms)
5/42
Jaylen's beta fish tank holds 4 1/2 gallons of water. It takes 1 7/8 minutes to fill it. What is the flow of water in gallons per minute? (write answer as a reduced fraction)
12/5 or 2 2/5 gallons per minute
Emma wants to enlarge a square photo and print it to a square canvas. The side length of the photo is 4 in. The scale from the canvas to the photo is 4 in. to 1 in. What is the side length of the square canvas?
16 in
30/42
5/7
4 2/6
26/6
7/8 / 3 1/2
(Read as 7/8 divided by 3 1/2 - write answer in lowest terms)
1/4
Bruce walks 3/4 mile in 1/5 hour. What is his rate in miles per hour (write answer as a reduced fraction)?
15/4 or 3 3/4 miles per hour
The number of cups of strawberries in a shortcake recipe is proportional to the number of cups of sugar in the recipe. The recipe uses 5 cups of strawberries per 1/4 cup of sugar. What is the constant of proportionality for the relationship of cups of strawberries to cups of sugar?
20
4 6/9
4 2/3
1 3/6
9/6
2/3 / 1/4
(Read as 2/3 divided by 1/4 - write answer in lowest terms)
8/3 or 2 2/3
Kayla mixes 1/6 pound of salt with 1/8 gallon of water. What is the unit rate of salt per gallon (write answer as a reduced fraction)?
4/3 or 1 1/3 lb of salt/gallon
At Windham Middle School, the ratio of students to teachers is kept equivalent to 12 : 1. How many teachers should WMS have if there are 360 students in school?
30
13/78
1/6
3 4/6
22/6
5/6 / 4/9
(Read as 5/6 divided by 4/9 - write answer in lowest terms)
15/8 or 1 7/8
A great white shark can swim 6 kilometers in 1/4 hour. What is the unite rate in kilometers per hour (write answer as a reduced fraction)?
24 kilometers per hour
Maggie makes a scale drawing of a deck. The scale for the actual deck to the scale drawing is 7 ft to 1 in. The dimensions of the deck are 28 ft by 17.5 ft. What are the dimensions of the deck in the drawing?
4 in by 2.5 in
27/45
3/5
4 2/7
30/7
5 / 10 5/6
(Read as 5 divided by 10 5/6 - write answer in lowest terms)
6/13
A baker uses 3/4 teaspoon yeast in 1/3 cup warm water to make bread. How many teaspoons of yeast does the baker use in 1 cup water (write answer as a reduced fraction)?
9/4 or 2 1/4 teaspoons per cup of water
Anne makes lemon water. She uses 1/2 tbsp of lemon juice for every 8 oz of water. What equation shows the relationship between ounces of water, w, and tablespoons of lemon juice, j?
w = 16j