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Q 1 - A jerry-can holds two-thirds of a gallon of fuel. If Peter filled up twelve jerry-cans, how much fuel would he have?
Answer : A
Explanation
Step 1:
Fuel in one jerry can = $\frac{2}{3}$ gallon
Step 2:
Fuel in twelve jerry cans = 12 × $\frac{2}{3}$ = $\frac{12}{1}$ × $\frac{2}{3}$
= $\frac{4}{1}$ × $\frac{2}{1}$ = $\frac{8}{1}$ = 8 gallons
Q 2 - Each day an office used seven-eighths of a box of paper. How many boxes would they have used after four days?
Answer : C
Explanation
Step 1:
Paper used in one day = $\frac{7}{8}$ box
Step 2:
Paper used in 4 days = 4 × $\frac{7}{8}$ = $\frac{4}{1}$ × $\frac{7}{8}$
= $\frac{1}{1}$ × $\frac{7}{2}$ = $\frac{7}{2}$ = 3$\frac{1}{2}$ boxes
Q 3 - A bakery uses four cups of flour to make a full size cake. If they wanted to make a cake five-eighths the size, how many cups of flour would they need?
Answer : B
Explanation
Step 1:
Flour used for 1 cake = 4 cups
Step 2:
Flour used for $\frac{5}{8}$ cake = 4 × $\frac{5}{8}$ = $\frac{4}{1}$ × $\frac{5}{8}$
= $\frac{1}{1}$ × $\frac{5}{2}$ = $\frac{5}{2}$ = 2$\frac{1}{2}$ cups
Q 4 - A farmer gives each of his cattle one-fourths of a bundle of grass every day. If he has eight cows, how many bundles of grass does he use every day?
Answer : D
Explanation
Step 1:
Grass given to one cow = $\frac{1}{4}$ bundle
Step 2:
Grass given to eight cows = 8 × $\frac{1}{4}$ = $\frac{8}{1}$ × $\frac{1}{4}$
= $\frac{2}{1}$ × $\frac{1}{1}$ = $\frac{2}{1}$ = 2 bundles
Q 5 - A chef cooked seven kilograms of rice for a party. If the guests ate two-fifths of the amount that was cooked, how much did they eat?
Answer : B
Explanation
Step 1:
Rice cooked = 7 kilograms
Step 2:
Rice eaten by guests = $\frac{2}{5}$ of 7 kilograms
= $\frac{2}{5}$ × 7 = $\frac{2}{5}$ × $\frac{7}{1}$
= $\frac{14}{5}$ = 2$\frac{4}{5}$ kilograms
Q 6 - Larson ran six miles on the first day of his training. The next day he ran two-sixths of that distance. How far did he run on the second day?
Answer : C
Explanation
Step 1:
Distance run on first day = 6 miles
Step 2:
Distanced run on second day = $\frac{2}{6}$ of 6 miles
= $\frac{2}{6}$ × 6 = $\frac{2}{6}$ × $\frac{6}{1}$
= $\frac{2}{1}$ = 2 miles
Q 7 - Olsen stacked five pieces of wood on top of one another. If each piece was one-eighth of a foot tall, how tall was his pile?
Answer : D
Explanation
Step 1:
Number of pieces of wood stacked = 5
Length of each piece = $\frac{1}{8}$ foot
Step 2:
Height of the pile = $\frac{1}{8}$ × 5 = $\frac{1}{8}$ × $\frac{5}{1}$ = $\frac{5}{8}$ foot
Q 8 -A food joint used four pounds of potatoes during lunch hour. If they used one-fifth as much pork, how many pounds of pork did they use?
Answer : A
Explanation
Step 1:
Weight of potatoes used = 4 pounds
Step 2:
Weight of pork used = $\frac{1}{5}$ of 4 pounds
= $\frac{1}{5}$ × 4 = $\frac{4}{5}$ pounds
Q 9 - It takes two-fifths of a box of nails to make a bird cage. If you wanted to make four bird cages, how many boxes of nails would you need?
Answer : C
Explanation
Step 1:
Boxes used for one cage = $\frac{2}{5}$
Step 2:
Boxed used for four cages = $\frac{2}{5}$ × 4 = $\frac{2}{5}$ × $\frac{4}{1}$
= $\frac{(2×4)}{(5×1)}$ = $\frac{8}{5}$ = 1$\frac{3}{5}$ boxes
Q 10 - Santana lives nine miles from his school. If he rode a bike five-sixths of the distance and then walked the rest, how far did he ride the bike?
Answer : B
Explanation
Step 1:
Distance from school = 9 miles
Step 2:
Distance traveled on bike = $\frac{5}{6}$ × 9 = $\frac{5}{6}$ × $\frac{9}{1}$
= $\frac{5}{2}$ × $\frac{3}{1}$ = $\frac{15}{2}$ = 7$\frac{1}{2}$ miles