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1. A Gatorade cooler has 36 cups of water. If a serving is 3/4 of a cup how many servings are in
the cooler?
2. Stephen has changed his diet to eat healthier. 2/3 of his meals are gluten free and of these
gluten free meals 1/2 are vegan. How much of his total diet is gluten free and vegan?
3. Mariana has 7 sheets of paper for a coloring project. If she only uses 1/3 of a sheet of paper
per drawing how many drawings can she make?
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4. Ilyana drinks ¾ cups of water. Ashley drinks 7/4 cups of water. How much water was
consumed?
5. There are 24 hours in a day and scientists tell us that we should sleep for 3/8 of the day.
How much time should we spend sleeping?
6. Andrea has seven packages of peanuts; each contains ⅔ cups. She needs six cups of
peanuts to make peanut brittle. Does she have enough cups of peanuts to make peanut
brittle?
7. Meena plans to make 2 costumes for a school play. She has 10 yards of fabric. She needs 3
½ yards of fabric for one costume and 5 ⅔ yards of fabric for the other. Does she have
enough fabric?
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8. At the market, strawberries cost $3 per pound. If you buy 1 ¼ pounds, how much will you
pay?
9. Neidaly, Sofia, Caleb, and Jesus are going to drive to Florida. It is a 9 ¾ hour drive. Neidaly
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drove 1 ½ hours. Sofia drove 1 ⅝ hours. Caleb drove 2 hours. How many hours did Jesus
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drive if he drove the remaining time?
10. Samantha had a board 33 ¾ inches long. She cut off 15/16 inch so that it would fit a shelf.
How long is the board now?