Exam 2: Fractions

Lee Wine bought pizza from Pizza Hut for her son's party. The owner of the store said it would feed eight. Assuming six children show up for the party, what part of the pizza remains uneaten?

John Morse worked 8 1/2 hours on Monday, 2 3/4 hours on Tuesday, 7 1/2 hours on Wednesday, 7 1/4 hours on Thursday, and 8 hours on Friday. Calculate the total number of hours John worked for the week.

Hilton Hotels announced a price decrease of 1/10 from its $290 weekend package. What is the new weekend package rate?

In a recent taste testing survey, it was found that 5/7 of all people surveyed preferred the taste of "A" chicken over "B" chicken. If 3,500 people were in the survey, how many favored "A"? What is the number of people who chose "B"?

The LCD of 6/20, 9/5, 7/50, and 3/4 is:

The greatest common divisor of 20/30 is:

In adding 4/5 + 18/100 the least common denominator is:

Subtract (reduce to lowest terms if necessary):

The price of a new car increased by 2/3 over the last five years. If the original price of the car was $6,000, what is the price today?

Fractions should never be reduced to their lowest terms.

Which step is not included in the step approach to calculating the greatest common divisor?

Convert to a mixed number: 113/6

The greatest common divisor of 60/216 is:

The greatest common divisor can be zero.

The price of a new Apple iPod has increased by 1/4. If the original price of the Apple was $200, what is the price today?

Alice Hall, who loves to cook, makes an apple cake (serves six) for her family. The recipe calls for 2 1/2 pounds of apples, 2 1/4 cups of flour, 1/5 cup of margarine, 1 1/4 cups of sugar, and 4 eggs. Since guests are coming, she would like to make this cake so it will serve 24. How many pounds of apples should she use?

A proper fraction is when the numerator is greater than the denominator.

In a recent, local taste contest testing Coke against Pepsi, it was found that 3/5 of all people surveyed preferred the taste of Coke. If 7,500 people were in the survey, how many chose Pepsi?

The first step in converting 30/50 = ?/200 to higher terms is to:

The reciprocal is not used in dividing fractions.