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Sheet # 180/Fractions

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1) If Janet mixed 3 3/4 pounds of peanuts, 1 3/4 pounds of chocolate chips, 1 1/2 pounds of walnuts and 3/4 pound of raisins, about how many ounces of snack mix would she have?








2) The grocery store bought a 100-pound bag of noodles. They then repackaged the noodles into 1 3/4 pound small bags to sell. About how many small packages were they able to make? About how many small packages were they able to make if each small package had 2 3/4 pounds?







3) A painter completed about 1/3 of a room one day. The next day he completed about 1/2 of the remaining area. About how much of the room has he painted? How much is left to be painted?









4) Jackie had 4 1/2 pies that she wanted to divide equally among 6 people. What fraction of a whole pie would each person receive?








5) Maria was about 3/8 of the way through a bag of potato chips when she decided to split the rest with her dog. About how much of the bag of potato chips did Maria's dog get?