Question 1

​An accountant often eats lunch at a restaurant that is 3/8 mile from her office. She makes the walk in 7 1/2 minutes. At the same rate, how long will it take her to walk the two miles from her home to her office?

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Question 2

A school cafeteria prepares soup in five-gallon stock pots. Because of waste, the cooks only get 3 3/4 gallons of soups from one pot. If one large serving measures about 1 1/3 cups, how many large servings can they get out of one pot? (One gallon = 4 quarts = 16 cups.)​

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Question 3

The employee who applies the finishing touches and final adjustments to bicycles takes about 1 1/3 hours per bicycle. Calculate the total number of bicycles that he can completely finish in an 8-hour day.​

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Question 4

​In the bedroom of a house, there were 1 5/16 inches of space underneath the door before a carpet and pad were installed. After the installation, the space was only 1/7 of the previous space. Find the space under the door after the installation.

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Question 5

A concrete walkway will be 18 feet long, 3 2/3 feet wide and 1/3 foot thick. Compute the number of cubic feet of concrete used to make the patio.​

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Question 6

A homeowner is planning to build a concrete sidewalk that will require 1 3/4 cubic yards of concrete. She also will build a small patio requiring 2 1/3 cubic yards of concrete. The two projects are in the backyard, so the concrete will be carried in a wheelbarrow. The wheelbarrow will comfortably hold 1/6 of cubic yard of concrete. How many wheelbarrow loads will be required for the entire job?​

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Question 7

A renter wanted to paint a small wall in her apartment. She bought a can paint that was supposed to cover 110 square feet. The height of the wall was 8 1/3 feet high. What length of wall could she paint with this one can of paint?​

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Question 8

A lawn mower manufacturer claims that one of its new gas-powered lawn mowers will run for 2 hours and 40 minutes on 1 quart of gasoline. If the claim is true, how long should this lawn mower run on 3 1/2 quarts of gasoline? [40 minutes is 2/3 of an hour.]​

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Question 9

A house painter uses about 2 1/2 quarts of paint per hour on a specific type of wooden exterior trim. For an 8-hour day, the painter's preparation work is 3/4 of an hour, with 1/2 hour for cleanup. If the person paints the remainder of the 8 hours, compute the number of quarts of paint that will be used.​

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Question 10

​Linda wanted to paint a small wall in her apartment. She bought a can paint that was supposed to cover 120 square feet. The height of the wall was 9 1/3 feet high. What length of wall could she paint with this one can of paint?

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Quiz 1: Fractions

​An accountant often eats lunch at a restaurant that is 3/8 mile from her office. She makes the walk in 7 1/2 minutes. At the same rate, how long will it take her to walk the two miles from her home to her office?

A school cafeteria prepares soup in five-gallon stock pots. Because of waste, the cooks only get 3 3/4 gallons of soups from one pot. If one large serving measures about 1 1/3 cups, how many large servings can they get out of one pot? (One gallon = 4 quarts = 16 cups.)​

The employee who applies the finishing touches and final adjustments to bicycles takes about 1 1/3 hours per bicycle. Calculate the total number of bicycles that he can completely finish in an 8-hour day.​

​In the bedroom of a house, there were 1 5/16 inches of space underneath the door before a carpet and pad were installed. After the installation, the space was only 1/7 of the previous space. Find the space under the door after the installation.

A concrete walkway will be 18 feet long, 3 2/3 feet wide and 1/3 foot thick. Compute the number of cubic feet of concrete used to make the patio.​

A renter wanted to paint a small wall in her apartment. She bought a can paint that was supposed to cover 110 square feet. The height of the wall was 8 1/3 feet high. What length of wall could she paint with this one can of paint?​

A lawn mower manufacturer claims that one of its new gas-powered lawn mowers will run for 2 hours and 40 minutes on 1 quart of gasoline. If the claim is true, how long should this lawn mower run on 3 1/2 quarts of gasoline? [40 minutes is 2/3 of an hour.]​

​Linda wanted to paint a small wall in her apartment. She bought a can paint that was supposed to cover 120 square feet. The height of the wall was 9 1/3 feet high. What length of wall could she paint with this one can of paint?

An accountant often eats lunch at a restaurant that is 3/8 mile from her office. She makes the walk in 7 1/2 minutes. At the same rate, how long will it take her to walk the two miles from her home to her office?

A school cafeteria prepares soup in five-gallon stock pots. Because of waste, the cooks only get 3 3/4 gallons of soups from one pot. If one large serving measures about 1 1/3 cups, how many large servings can they get out of one pot? (One gallon = 4 quarts = 16 cups.)

The employee who applies the finishing touches and final adjustments to bicycles takes about 1 1/3 hours per bicycle. Calculate the total number of bicycles that he can completely finish in an 8-hour day.

In the bedroom of a house, there were 1 5/16 inches of space underneath the door before a carpet and pad were installed. After the installation, the space was only 1/7 of the previous space. Find the space under the door after the installation.

A concrete walkway will be 18 feet long, 3 2/3 feet wide and 1/3 foot thick. Compute the number of cubic feet of concrete used to make the patio.

A renter wanted to paint a small wall in her apartment. She bought a can paint that was supposed to cover 110 square feet. The height of the wall was 8 1/3 feet high. What length of wall could she paint with this one can of paint?

A lawn mower manufacturer claims that one of its new gas-powered lawn mowers will run for 2 hours and 40 minutes on 1 quart of gasoline. If the claim is true, how long should this lawn mower run on 3 1/2 quarts of gasoline? [40 minutes is 2/3 of an hour.]

Linda wanted to paint a small wall in her apartment. She bought a can paint that was supposed to cover 120 square feet. The height of the wall was 9 1/3 feet high. What length of wall could she paint with this one can of paint?