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Fractions Problem Solving Problem 1 A pair of pants requires 2 ½ m of fabric. How many metres of fabric needed for 8 pairs of are pants? Problem 2 Sumaya’s ribbon is 4 ½ m long. She cuts it into 9 equal pieces. How long is each piece? Problem 3 The band played 16 songs. Each song took 3 ¾ minutes. How long did the band play? Problem 4 Justin spends 2 hours playing hockey each day. His sister spends 2 ½ times as long. How long does his sister spend playing hockey each day? Problem 5 Betty wants to make 3 identical bows for her evil teacher’s Christmas gifts. She has four and four-­‐fifths metres of ribbon. How much ribbon should she for each bow? use Problem 6 A baker is making cakes for a b ig party. He uses 1 ¼ cup of oil for each cake. How many cakes can he make if he has a bottle of that has 5 cups in it? oil Problem 7 Zack had ⅔ of the lawn left to cut. After lunch, he cut ¾ of the part that was left. much of the entire How lawn did Zack cut after lunch? Problem 8 How many 1 ¾ m pieces of cloth can be cut from a 6 ½ m long cloth? Problem 9 Find the difference between 3 ⅖ and 1 ½. Then multiply by 1 ⅓. Problem 11 Subtract 4 ¾ from 9 ½ and then divide that answer by 3 ⅔. Problem 10 Add 1 ¼ to the quotient of 4 and 2 ½. Problem 12 1 ¾ + 3 ½ x ⅞– 2 ¾