Act Fractions

Megan is making fruit salads and fruit smoothies. The salad recipe calls for 1/6 cup of strawberries, and the smoothie recipe calls for 2/3 cup of strawberries. If Megan wants to make 2 fruit salads and 2 fruit smoothies, how many cups of strawberries does she need?

• 5/12

• 5/6

• 1 1/6

• 1 2/3

• 1 5/6

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Of the 482 graduating seniors at Palmdale High School, approximately 5/8 are going to college, and approximately 1/2 of those going to college are going to an in-state school. Which of the following is the closest estimate for how many of the graduating seniors are going to an in-state school?

• 90

• 150

• 180

• 240

• 300

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Lebron played 2 1/2 games of basketball on Friday and 3 1/3 games of basketball on Saturday. What is the total number of games Lebron played during those 2 days?

• 5 1/6

• 5 1/5

• 5 1/3

• 5 2/3

• 5 5/6

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Scotty and Tyler are training for a pizza-eating contest. They are trying to eat 6 pizzas in total. So far, Scotty has eaten 2 3/4 pizzas and Tyler has eaten 1 7/8 pizzas. How much more pizza do they have left to eat?

• 3/4

• 1 3/8

• 1 3/4

• 2 3/8

• 4 5/8

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Which of the follow lists orders 7/9, .79, 2/3. 7/10, .71, 3/4 from least to greatest?

• 7/9, .79, 2/3, 7/10, .71, 3/4

• 7/10, 2/3, .71, 7/9, 3/4, .79

• 7/10, 2/3, .71, 3/4, 7/9, .79

• 2/3, 7/10, .71, 3/4, 7/9, .79

• 2/3, 3/4, 7/9, .71, 7/10, .79

Madeline is trying to measure the edge of a table with a tape measure. The table is somewhere between 32 1/4 inches and 32 3/8 inches. Which of the following could be the exact measurement of the table?

• 32 1/16

• 32 3/16

• 32 1/4

• 32 5/16

• 32 7/16

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CCSS.4.NF.A.2

Which of the following inequalities is true for the fractions 2/5, 5/13, and 3/7?

• 5/13 < 2/5 < 3/7

• 5/13 < 3/7 < 2/5

• 2/5 < 3/7 < 5/13

• 2/5 < 5/13 < 3/7

• 3/7 < 2/5 < 5/13

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CCSS.4.NF.A.2

Of the 627 coins in Jacob's coin jar, approximately 4/5 are silver, and approximately 1/10 of those coins that are silver are dimes. Which of the following is the closest estimate for the number of dimes in Jacob's coin jar?

• 50

• 100

• 125

• 250

• 500

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Pablo works in a factory and has to cut a rectangular metal rod into small cubes. The rod that he needs to cut is 1 1/4 inches by 1 1/4 inches by 8 feet, and he will cut it so that he will have cubes 1 1/4 inches on each side. He must allow an extra 1/2 inch for each cut because his saw blade is 1/2 inch wide. Assuming that the metal rod has no flaws, what is the maximum number of cubes he can make from his 8-foot piece of metal?

• 46

• 55

• 58

• 102

• 118

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Zack is taking inventory of loaves of bread at the grocery store where he works. There are 20 loaves in a full case, and Zack has 3 partially filled cases: 1 case is 1/2 full, 1 case is 1/4 full, and 1 case is 2/5 full. How many total loaves of bread are in the 3 partially filled cases?

• 11

• 16

• 19

• 23

• 30

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3