Fractions

A Basketball star shot at the hoop 388 times. The ball went in 311 times. Write a fraction that describes the part of the time that his shots went in.

Equivalent fraction

Build the fraction to an equivalent fraction with the specified denominator 5/12 = ?/72

Problem

A hallway measures 8 1/6 yards by 5 1/7 yards. How many square yards is the area of the hallway?

Problem

From central parking it is 9/10 of a mile to the science building. Bob started at central parking and walked 1/5 of a mile toward the science building. He stopped for coffee. When he finished how much farther did he have to walk to reach the science building?

Problem

Mr and Mrs Samuel visited Florida and purchased 120 oranges. They gave 1/4 of them to relatives ate 1/12 of them in the hotel and gave 1/3 of them to friends. they shipped the rest home to Illonois. a. How many oranges did they Ship? b. If it costs 24 cents for each orange to be shipped to Illonois, what was the total shipping bill?