Sheet # 611 Fractions
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1) Don had 15 nickels. He spent 4 nickels on a cookie and 6 nickels on a banana. What fraction of the nickels does he have left?
2) Cindy had 36 stamps. He used 15 of them last week. What fraction of the stamps does she have left?
3) Alice baked 20 cookies . She gave 4 of them to her brother. Then she ate 6 cookies. What fraction of the cookies does she have left?
4) Mrs. Black bought 24 eggs. She used 10 of them to bake some cakes. She gave 6 of them to her neighbor. What fraction of the eggs does she have left?
Answers for sheet # 611
1) 15 - (5+4) = 5
(5/15) = 1/3
2) 36 - 15 = 21
21/36
3) 20 - (4 + 6) = 10
10/20 = 1/2
4) 20 - (10 + 6) = 4
4/20 = 1/5