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    In Trina's desk drawer, there are 15 paper clips and 18 rubber bands. In Kirk's office supply tray,

    In Trina's desk drawer, there are 15 paper clips and 18 rubber bands. In Kirk's office supply tray, there are 13 paper clips and 16 rubber bands. Who has a higher ratio of paper clips to rubber bands? Trina: 15/18 Kirk: 13/16 We want common denominators to compare, so we get a greatest common...
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    Rose weighs 140 pounds and gains 10%. What percent of her new weight must she lose to get back to 14

    Rose weighs 140 pounds and gains 10%. What percent of her new weight must she lose to get back to 140 pounds? Find her new weight after the 10% gain: New Weight = Starting Weight * (1 + 10%) Since 10% is 0.1, we have: New Weight = Starting Weight * (1 + 0.1) New Weight = Starting Weight *...
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    The price of a gallon of gasoline is $3.15. The price when Ryan’s mother started driving was 1/7 of

    The price of a gallon of gasoline is $3.15. The price when Ryan’s mother started driving was 1/7 of the current price. What was the price of gasoline when Ryan’s mother started driving? $3.15/7 = $0.45
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    A cookie recipe uses 10 times as much flour as sugar. If the total amount of these ingredients is 8

    A cookie recipe uses 10 times as much flour as sugar. If the total amount of these ingredients is 8 1/4 cups, how much flour and how much sugar would it be? Let f be the number of cups of sugar. And let f be the number of cups of flour. We're given two equations: f = 10s s + f = 8 & 1/4...
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    If Susie sleeps for 8 hours, what fraction of the day is she asleep?

    If Susie sleeps for 8 hours, what fraction of the day is she asleep? A day has 24 hours, so Susie slept 8/24 of a day. Using our fraction simplifier, we get 8/24 = 1/3 of a day.
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    At Falling Creek Middle School, they noticed that 3 out of every 4 buses were on time. If there are

    At Falling Creek Middle School, they noticed that 3 out of every 4 buses were on time. If there are a total of 32 buses that drop off at this school, how many buses will NOT be on time. If 3/4 are on time, we have 1 - 3/4 are not on time. 1 = 4/4 4/4 - 3/4 = 1/4 are not on time We multiply...
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    Is 20% equivalent to 2/5?

    Is 20% equivalent to 2/5? Let's compare fractions to fractions: 20% equals 1/5 from our percentage-decimal-fraction calculator. 1/5 < 2/5 so these fractions are not equivalent.
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    The 4/7 part of a number is 84 . What is the number?

    The 4/7 part of a number is 84 . What is the number? We multiply 4/7 * 84. 7 goes into 84 12 times, so we have: 4 * 12 = 48
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    Adam ate 1/5 of a cake and Matt ate the rest. What fraction did Matt eat

    Adam ate 1/5 of a cake and Matt ate the rest. What fraction did Matt eat? The rest of the cake is 1 - 1/5. 1 as a fraction is 5/5. So we have: 5/5 - 1/5 Using our fraction calculator, we get 4/5
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    There are 50 pairs of pants. One-half of the pants are black. One-fifth of the pants are tan. How ma

    There are 50 pairs of pants. One-half of the pants are black. One-fifth of the pants are tan. How many pairs of pants are not black or tan. First, determine what fraction of pants are black and tan: 1/2 + 1/5 Using our fraction addition calculator, we get 7/10. So the rest of the pants are 1...
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    Crystal is serving pizza at a birthday party for her brother there are 25 people coming to the part

    Crystal is serving pizza at a birthday party for her brother there are 25 people coming to the party she wants each each person to have 3 pieces of pizza each pizza has 8 slices how many pizzas should she buy? 25 people * 3 pieces of pizza each = 75 pieces of pizza Each pizza has 8 pieces. 75...
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    There are 1 carrot, 3 onions, and 2 potatoes in a sink. What fraction of the vegetables are onions

    There are 1 carrot, 3 onions, and 2 potatoes in a sink. What fraction of the vegetables are onions? We have 1 + 3 + 2 = 6 total vegetables. Which means we have 3/6 onions. But, we can reduce this fraction. Simplifying 3/6 using our fraction simplifier, we get 1/2.
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    There is a bag filled with 5 blue, 6 red and 2 green marbles. A marble is taken at random from the b

    There is a bag filled with 5 blue, 6 red and 2 green marbles. A marble is taken at random from the bag, the colour is noted and then it is replaced. Another marble is taken at random. What is the probability of getting exactly 1 blue? Find the total number of marbles in the bag: Total marbles =...
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    Coles paycheck was $257.20. He put 25% of it into his savings account and used 1/3 of what was left

    Coles paycheck was $257.20. He put 25% of it into his savings account and used 1/3 of what was left to pay bills. How much money does he have remaining from his paycheck? 25% is also 1/4. Calculate savings $257.20(0.25) = $64.3 We have 75% left over = $192.90 Coles pays 1/3 of this for bills...
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    Amanda spent 2/5 of her time after school doing homework and ¼ of her remaining time riding her bike

    Amanda spent 2/5 of her time after school doing homework and ¼ of her remaining time riding her bike. If she rode her bike for 45 minutes in a week, how much time did she devote to homework in the same week If Amanda spent 2/5 of her time after school doing homework, she has 1 - 2/5 time left...
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    A store owner bought 240 cartons of eggs. The owner sold 5/8 of the eggs and set aside 5 cartons. Ho

    A store owner bought 240 cartons of eggs. The owner sold 5/8 of the eggs and set aside 5 cartons. How many cartons of eggs did the owner have left to sale? If the owner sold 5/8 of the eggs, they have 1 - 5/8 left. 1 = 8/8, so we have 8/8 - 5/8 = 3/8 left 3/8 (240 cartons) = 90 cartons...
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    A farmer was 1/3 of his land to grow corn, a quarter of his land to grow lettuce, and 12.5% of his l

    A farmer was 1/3 of his land to grow corn, a quarter of his land to grow lettuce, and 12.5% of his land to grow green beans. He uses the remaining 7 acres to grow wheat.How many total acres does the farmer own? Convert all land portions to fractions or decimals. We will do fractions: 1/3 for...
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    Juliana answered 42 times correctly on an 80-item quiz, while her sister Angela answered 21 items co

    Juliana answered 42 times correctly on an 80-item quiz, while her sister Angela answered 21 items correctly on a 40-item quiz. Do they have the same portion of correct answers? Let's compare based on correct answers to questions: Juliana = 42/80 = 0.525 Angela = 21/40 = 0.525 So yes, they do...
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    Olivia spends 5 hours a day at school and sleeps for 9 hours a day. What fraction of the day does sh

    Olivia spends 5 hours a day at school and sleeps for 9 hours a day. What fraction of the day does she have left for other activities? Write your answer as a fraction in its simplest form. Add up existing hours for school and sleep School + sleep = 5 + 9 = 14 hours Since there are 24 hours in a...
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    A wood screw advances 1/16 inch for each complete turn. How far will the screw advance in 8 complete

    A wood screw advances 1/16 inch for each complete turn. How far will the screw advance in 8 complete turns 1/6 inch per turn x 8 complete turns = 8/16. Enter 8/16 into the search engine. Choose simplify. Using our simplify fraction calculator, we get 8/16 simplified is 1/2 of a turn.
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