Sheet # 231
Name: ________________________ Date_____________
Explain and Show Your Work.
1) Marco was given a 12-slice pizza for this birthday. He ate 1/4 of the pizza himself and shared the rest with his friends. How many slices of the pizza did he eat?
2) The Thomasville Tigers won 3/7 of the 70 games in their schedule in the first half of the season. They won 7 games in the last half of the season. How many games did they win in total during the season?
3) Breen received $20 for baby-sitting. He spent 1/4 of this money for a book and 3/5 for a gift for his sister. The remainder he put in his savings account. How much money did he put into savings?
4) It takes 6 hours to travel from Barrie to Montreal and the distance is 500 kilometers. There are 4 drivers in the car and each person drives the same amount of time and distance. Calculate the amount of time each person drove and the distance each person traveled while he or she was driving.
5) A survey of Jeanette's favorite radio station in a one-hour period revealed that 2/3 of the time was devoted to music, 1/10 of the time to talk by the DJ, and 1/20 of the time to news reports. The rest of the time was used for commercials. How many minutes went to music, to the DJ, to news reports, and to commercials?
Answers for sheet # 231
1) 1/4 of 12 = 3 slices
2) Games won in the first half = (3/7) x 70 = 30 games
Total games won = 30 + 7 =37 games
3) Money spent on books = (1/4) x 20 = $5
Money spent on gift = (3/5) x $20 = $12
Saving = $20 - ($5 + $12) = $3
4) Time driven = 6 hours/4 = 1.5 hours
Distance driven = (500 km/4) = 125 km
5) Music = (2/3) x 60 minutes = 40 minutes
DJ Talk = (1/10) x 60 minutes = 6 minutes
News = (1/20) x 60 minutes = 3 minutes
Commercials = 60 minutes - (40 + 6 + 3) = 11 minutes