Exam 1: Fractions

Multiply the following fractions. Reduce products to lowest terms.​ ​ a. b. c.

​Change each fraction to higher terms, with the denominator shown. ​ a. b. c.

Subtract the following fractions or mixed numbers. Write the answers as fractions or mixed numbers in lowest terms.​ ​ a. b.

​A landscape contractor assigned two employees to plant several hundred shrubs. After a week, one employee had planted 1/3 of the shrubs, and the second employee had planted 2/5 of the shrubs. What fraction of the shrubs remained to be planted?

​A merchant bought 15 2/5 pounds of apples and pears to sell at a fruit stand. 8 3/4 pounds were apples. Calculate the number of pounds of pears.

An amateur cook entered a "chili cook-off." Among other spices the cook included 1 2/3 teaspoons of cayenne pepper. The cook decided the chili was too hot, and wanted to use only 3/4 as much cayenne as had been used. Compute the new amount of cayenne that would be used.

A husband and wife work at the same company, and decide to walk to work. He leaves home at 7:30 am, and arrives in 12 1/3 minutes. She leaves at 7:45 am, and arrives in 10 3/5 minutes. Compute how much longer it takes him to walk to work than it takes her.​

Divide the following fractions. Write the answers as fractions or mixed numbers in lowest terms.​ ​ a. b. c.

Change the mixed numbers to improper fractions and divide. Write the answers as fractions or mixed numbers in lowest terms.​ ​ a. b. ​ ​

Change the mixed numbers to improper fractions and multiply. Write the answers as mixed numbers in lowest terms. ​ a. b. c.