FRACTIONS WORD PROBLEMS 2 1. What is one-third of three-fourths? 2. A recipe needs 1/4 tablespoon salt. How much salt does 8 such recipe need? 3. At Mercer College, 2/3 of the students are enrolled in an art class. Of the students enrolled in an art class, 1/2 are enrolled in a painting class. What fraction of the students at Mercer College are enrolled in a painting class? 4. Of the cakes at Placida's Bakery, 3/4 have chocolate frosting. Of the cakes with chocolate frosting, 1/2 have raspberry filling. What fraction of the cakes at Placida's Bakery have both chocolate frosting and raspberry filling? 5. A Grand Prix race consists of 180 km. After 30 minutes of racing, driver A completed 3/4 of the course while driver B completed 5/6 of the course. a) Which driver had covered the greater distance? b) How many kilometres does each driver still have to complete? 6. In a party, 1/3 of the people ate sandwich, 1/6 ate burgers and 1/5 ate hot dogs and the rest ate fried rice. What faction of the people ate fried rice? If the total number of the guest were 60 people, how may ate fried rice? 7. Which apple weighs more, one that weighs 2/3 of a pound or one that weighs 5/6 of a pound? 8. In the morning I have eaten 2/7 of a cake, and in the afternoon the sixth. What fraction has been eaten? If the cake weighs 840 grams cake, how much is left? 9. In the morning I ate 2/7 of a cake, and in the afternoon I ate a fifth of the remaining. What fraction has been eaten? If the cake weighs 840 grams cake, how much is left? 10. In a 720 cm3 volume box, how many 他 cm3 volume box can fit?
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