2.12 Fraction Operations in the Real World

A farmer planted 3/5 of an acre of land with 2 types of wheat. If he planted an equal amount of each type of wheat, how many acres of each type did he plant?

• 3/10

• 1/4

• 5/8

• 7/9

Every day, Sophie's orange juice stand uses 1/3 of a bag of oranges. How many days will 1 1/3 bags of oranges last?

(a)  

An electrician needs 2 rolls of electrical wire to wire each room in a house. How many rooms can he wire with 8 1/2 rolls of wire?

• 6 2/3

• 3 1/2

• 4 1/4

• 4 1/8

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

The elephants at the Lincoln Zoo are fed 4 1/3 barrels of corn each day. The buffalo are fed 1/5 as much corn as the elephants. How many barrels of corn are the buffalo fed each day?

(a)  

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Polly's Coffee Shop can make lattes with either whole milk or nonfat milk. On Saturday, Polly's Coffee Shop went through 2/3 of a carton of whole milk and 7/12 of a carton of nonfat milk. How much more whole milk was used than nonfat milk?

(a)  

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

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Stefan drank 3/6 of a glass of water in the morning and 5 1/6 glasses in the afternoon. How much water did Stefan drink in all?

(a)  

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A gardener spread 9 1/3 bags of mulch evenly over her 2 equal-sized vegetable beds. How much mulch did she put on each vegetable bed?

(a)