Exam 2: Fractions

Joe Jackson worked 8 hours on Monday, 4 1/4 hours on Tuesday, 6 1/8 hours on Wednesday, 7 1/4 hours on Thursday, and 8 1/8 hours on Friday. Calculate the total number of hours Joe worked for the week.

The greatest common divisor and the least common denominator are really the same.

The LCD for 3/10, 20/25, and 18/75 is:

4/5 is a proper fraction.

Bill Murray has 16 3/4 days of vacation per year. To date, he has taken 1 3/4 days in January, 4 2/3 days in February, and 2 1/6 days in March. How much more vacation time is Bill entitled to?

Matt Kaminsky bought a Volvo that is 3 3/4 times as expensive as the car his parents bought. If his parents paid $8,000 for theirs, what is the cost of Matt's car?

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

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?

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?

Reducing a fraction to the lowest terms does not change the fraction's value.

Jeff Jones is paid $60 per day at his job at J.C. Penney. Jeff became ill on Monday and had to leave after 2/5 of a day. What did he earn on Monday? (Assume no work, no pay.)

In the step approach the last divisor used is the greatest common divisor.

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?

To find LCD by prime numbers you should:

An American Airlines trip from Boston to Los Angeles takes 8 1/2 hours. Assuming we are 1/4 of the way, how long has the trip taken so far?

Cancellation is a technique to reduce fractions to the lowest terms.

4 is a prime number.

Canceling:

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?

Jane Ring cut a 6-ft. Subway sandwich into 1 1/2-ft. sandwiches. How many sandwiches can be cut from the 6-ft. sub?