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- Sally collected apples from 4 trees. From the first tree she collected 1/3 lb. The last three trees she collected ¼ lb each. How many pounds of apples did she collect in all?
a. After eating some of the apples she had ¾ of a pound left. How many pounds of the apples did she eat?
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Ashley went to the bookstore. She spent 1/3 of her money on a pen and 5/7 of it on books. What fraction of her money did she have left?
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Meredith painted 1/5 of the classroom, and Tirth painted some, too. When they were finished, 2/3 of the classroom still needed to be painted. What fraction of the room did Tirth paint?
- Sally collected apples from 4 trees. From the first tree she collected 1/3 lb. The last three trees she collected ¼ lb each. How many pounds of apples did she collect in all?
a. After eating some of the apples she had ¾ of a pound left. How many pounds of the apples did she eat?
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Ashley went to the bookstore. She spent 1/3 of her money on a pen and 5/7 of it on books. What fraction of her money did she have left?
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Meredith painted 1/5 of the classroom, and Tirth painted some, too. When they were finished, 2/3 of the classroom still needed to be painted. What fraction of the room did Tirth paint?
1 Answer
See a solution process below:
Explanation:
1.
The total collected would be:
If you want this as a mixed number it would be:
Sally collected
a.
If she had
Sally ate
1.
First we can find how much of Ashley's money was spent in total:
Because
2.
Together, Meredith and Tirth painted
We can find how much Tirth painted as:
Tirth painted