Word Problems_ fractions, ratios, and rates_12024-26

Hannah collected flowers and then gave away some to her friends. She first gave half of her flowers to Hillary. Then she gave five flowers to Felicity. She gave two-thirds of the flowers she had left to Theresa. Hannah had two flowers left over. How many flowers did Hannah have before giving any away?

• 20
• 26
• 32
• 22

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

The numerator of a fraction is two-thirds the denominator. If the numerator is decreased by 4 and the denominator is increased by 4, then the denominator of the new fraction is twice the numerator of the new fraction. What is the sum of the numerator and denominator of the original fraction?

• 72
• 60
• 45
• 66

Catie gave half of her scrunchies to her friend Marley. She gave one third of what was left to her friend Aria. She then gave six scrunchies to her cousin Blair. Catie had ten scrunchies left. How many scrunchies did Catie have before she gave any away?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

A machine manufactures rivets from a supply of steel wire and produces the rivets at a constant rate. Five of these machines can produce 2500 rivets in 10 minutes. How many minutes will it take twelve of these machines to produce 48000 rivets?

• 80
• 72
• 75
• 90

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Catharine's cookie recipe requires two large eggs to make three dozen cookies. With the same recipe, how many large eggs are needed to make 108 cookies?

• 9
• 8
• 6
• 4

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Stan can type at a rate of 50 words per minute. Selena can type at a rate of 40 words per minute. Stan begins typing a 2400 word research paper at the same time that Selena begins typing a 2000 word research paper. How many minutes before Selena finishes typing her paper does Stan finish typing his paper?

Six carpenters can build twelve sets of bedroom furniture in seven days. If all carpenters always work at the same rate, then how many sets of bedroom furniture could fourteen carpenters produce in four days?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A recipe that makes four dozen cookies needs 2 large eggs. If the same recipe is used to make six dozen cookies, how many large eggs are needed?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B