Fractions Problem Solving

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Sloane needs 3/4 hour to drive to her grandmother's house. It takes her 5 times as long to drive to her cousin's house. How long does it take to drive to her cousin's house?

The walking distance from the Empire State Building in New York City to Times Square is about 9/10 of a mile. The walking distance from The Empire State Building to Sue's hotel is about 8 times as far. About how far is Sue's hotel from the Empire State Building?

Answer explanation

The Empire State Building is 1,250 feet tall.

Asia covers about 3/10 of the land on Earth. South America covers about 12/100 of the land on Earth. Which statement correctly compares the land sizes of Asia and South America?

• Since 12/100 is equivalent to 12/10 and 3/10 < 12/10, Asia covers less land than South America.

• Since 3/10 is equivalent to 3/100 and 3/100 < 12/100, Asia covers less land than South America.

• Since 3/10 is equivalent to 30/100 and 30/100 > 12/100, Asia covers more land than South America.

• Since 3/10 is equivalent to 93/100 and 93/100 > 12/100, Asia covers more land than South America.

Jason has a red pail and a blue pail that are the same size. The red pail is \frac{3}{5}full with water. The blue pail is \frac{9}{10} full with water. Which statement best explains why the blue pail has more water in it? Which statement best explains why the blue pail has more water in it than the red pail?

• The numerator 9 is greater than the numerator 3.

• The denominator 10 is greater than the denominator 5.

• The fraction 3/5 is equal to 6/10, and 6/10 is less than 9/10.

• The difference between the numerator and the denominator in 9/10 is less than it is in 3/5.

North America covers about 16/100 of the land on Earth. Africa covers about 1/5 of the land on Earth. Which statement correctly compares the land sizes of North America and Africa?

• Since 16/100 is equivalent to 16/10 and 1/5 < 16/10, North America covers less land than Africa.

• Since 1/5 is equivalent to 1/100 and 1/100 < 16/100, North America covers less land than Africa.

• Since 1/5 is equivalent to 20/100 and 20/100 > 16/100, Africa covers more land than North America.

• Since 1/5 is equivalent to 80/100 and 80/100 > 16/100, Africa covers more land than North America.

Kelly colored 4 parts out of 10 parts.

State the non colored parts in decimals

• 0.4

• 04

• 06

• 0.6

Which state is correct

Daniel gave 4 out of 9 parts of a chocolate to Aden. What fraction of the chocolate did Aden get?