Fraction word problems

Fraction word problems

Sharon had  $\frac{5}{8}$  m of ribbon. She used  $\frac{2}{3}$  
  of it to tie a bow. What length of ribbon did Sharon use?

The capacity of a jug is  $\frac{3}{4}\iota$  . It is  $\frac{2}{9}$  filled with lemonade. How many litres of lemonade is in the jug?

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A restaurant uses 10 packets of rice in a day. Each packet of rice has a mass of  $1\ \frac{1}{5}$  kg. How many kilograms of rice does the restaurant use in a day?

There were 936 blue and red paperclips in a box.
   $\frac{5}{8}$   of the paperclips were blue.
a)How many blue paperclips were there?
b)How many fewer red than blue paperclips were there?

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There were 224 spectators in a stadium.  $\frac{1}{4}$  of the spectators were men,   $\frac{3}{8}$   of them were women and the rest were children. How many spectators were children? 

Multiple Choice

Mrs Rajoo bought  $\frac{4}{7}$ kg of flour. She used    $\frac{5}{6}$  of the flour to bake some muffins. How many kilograms of flour did she have left?
Give your answer in its simplest form.

•  $\frac{1}{6}$  kg

•  $\frac{10}{21}$  kg

•  $\frac{2}{21\ }\$ kg

•  $\frac{3}{7}$  kg

In April, Darren spent  $\frac{1}{4}$   of his salary on food and  $\frac{4}{9}$  of the remainder on a new computer. He had $1500 left.
How much was Darren’s salary in April?

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There are 300 cookies for sale in a shop. 100 of the cookies contain raisins and the rest contain chocolate chips.   $\frac{5}{8}$  of the chocolate chip cookies contain nuts.
a)How many chocolate chip cookies without nuts are there?

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A florist had some tulips to sell.    $\frac{1}{7}$    of the tulips were blue,    $\frac{7}{12}$  of the remainder were red and the rest were yellow. There were 25 yellow tulips. How many tulips did the florist have to sell altogether?