Kymmy

Two fifths of the instruments in the marching band are brass, one third are percussion, and the rest are woodwinds. A)What fraction of the band is woodwinds? B)One half of the woodwinds are clarinets. What fraction of the band is clarinets? C)One eighth o...

The length of a ribbon is 3/4 meter. Tina needs pieces measuring 1/3 meter for an art project. A)What is the greatest number of pieces measuring 1/3 meter that can be cut from the ribbon? B)How much ribbon will be left after Tina cuts the ribbon? Explain...

When Kaitlin divided a fraction by 1/2, the result was a mixed number. Was the original fraction less than or greater than 1/2? Explain reasoning. THANK YOU!

Zoey made 5 1/2 cups of trail mix for a camping tip. She wants to divide the trail mix into 3/4 cup servings. A)Ten people are going. Can Zoey make enough 3/4 cup servings so that each person on the trip has one serving? B)What size would the servings nee...

A hairstylist schedules 1/4 hour to trim a customer's hair and 1/6 hour to style the customer's hair. The hairstylist plans to work 3 1/3 hours each day for 5 days each week. How many appointments can the hairstylist schedule each week if each customer mu...

Eleanor and Max used two rectangular wooden boards to make a set for the school play. One board was 6 feet long, and the other was 5 1/2 feet long. The two boards had equal widths. The total area of the set was 60 3/8 square feet. What was the width?

Jodi is cutting out pieces of paper that measure 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches from a larger sheet of paper that has an area of 1,000 square inches. 1)What is the area of each piece of paper that Jodi is cutting out? 2)What is the greatest possible number of...