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Do this without a calculator. Notice, all numerators have a matching denominator except 2 in the first term and 14 in the last term. So we have 2/14 Using 2 as a common factor, we have: 2/2 / 14/2 1/7

Pete ate 1/2 a pizza, Carol ate 1/3, and Joe ate 1/4. How much pizza was eaten? Total pizza eaten is: 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/4 We need a common denominator. List out factors: 2: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 3: 1, 3, 6, 9, 12 4: 1, 4, 8, 12 12 is our least common multiple: 1/2 = 6/12 1/3 = 4/12 1/4 = 3/12 So...

2 / 2/3 Using inverse rule of multiplication, we get: 2/1 * 3/2 = 3

Which of the following shows the numbers in ascending order? 2/3,0.68,67%,4/5 A. 67%, 0.68, 2/3, 4/5 B. 67%, 0.68, 4/5, 2/3 C. 0.68, 67%, 2/3, 4/5 D. 2/3, 67%, 0.68, 4/5 Convert all of these to decimals: 2/3 = 0.666666 0.68 = 0.68 67% = 0.67 4/5= 0.8 Order these ascending, and you get...

The formula is: Numerator = One color Denominator - Numerator = Another Color

Mr. Vukovic is making pasta. He makes 3 ½ cups of pasta. How many ¾ cup servings can Mr. Vukovic serve 3 & 1/2 = 7/2 7/2 /3/4 = 14/3 = 4 & 2/3

Write a fraction with a denominator of 9. The fraction should be less than 1/2 Let n be the numerator. We have: n/9 < 1/2 multiply each side by 9: 9n/9 < 9/2 n < 9/2 Examples are 8/2, 7/2, 6/2, 5/2, 4/2, 3/2,

A number of dogs are to equally share a bag of dog food. If there are n dogs in the group and one dog eats its share, what percent of the bag is left? Fraction of the bag left is: (n - 1)/n Multiply by 100 to get a percentage: 100(n - 1)/n

When five people are playing a game called hearts, each person is dealt ten cards and the two remaining cards are put face down on a table. Because of the rules of the game, it is very important to know the probability of either of the two cards being a heart. What is the probability that at...

Martha can read a 300 page book in 10 hours. How many pages will she read in n minutes? 60 minutes in an hour, so Martha reads 300 pages in 10 * 60 = 600 minutes 300 pages in 600 minutes is 1/2 page per minute For n minutes, she reads n/2 pages

Anna painted 1/6 of a wall, Eric painted 1/5 of the wall, and Meadow painted 1/4 of the wall. There are now 3910 square feet left to paint. How many square feet did Anna paint? Using 60 as a common denominator through least common multiple, we get: 1/6 = 10/60 1/5 = 12/60 1/4 = 15/60 10/60 +...

22 & 1/2 / 1/8 = 22 & 1/2 = 45/2 45/2 / 1/8 = 180

18 - 6 & 1/9 = Using our fraction calculator, we get: 107/9 or 11 & 8/9

6 & 1/8 x 1/7 Using our fraction calculator, we get: 7/8

In base 10, the number .1111... approaches 1/9. What does .111111 base 2 approach in base 10? Base 2 .11111 means: (1/2)^1 + (1/2)^2 + + (1/2)^3 + (1/2)^4 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 This approaches 1

A Septonian said he had eaten .5 of his cookie while an American said he had eaten .5 of his cookie. Who ate more? Why? The Septon ate 5 groups of 1/7 or 5/7 The American ate 5 groups of 1/10 or 5/10 which is 1/2 5/7 is larger, so the Septoian ate more.

Solve 100 / 1/2 Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by the reciprocal of the fraction: Reciprocal of 1/2 = 2 100 * 2 = 200

1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5 What is the next number? What is the 89th term of the sequence? Formula for nth term is 1/n Next number is n = 5, so we have 1/5 With n = 89, we have 1/89

5 kids are sharing 3 cupcakes. How much will they each get 3 cupcakes / 5 kids = 3/5 cupcake per kid or 0.6 cupcake per kid

Adam took money from his savings account to use as spending money on a trip to San Antonio. On Monday, he spent half his money. On Tuesday, he sp ent half of what was left. On Wednesday, he again spent half of his remaining money. On Thursday, he work up with very little money left, but again...