Fractions Day 5
Presentation Problems
1. If 5/12 of a number is 65, what is ¾ of the number?
2. Three-fifths, or 18, of the students in Mr. Tyndale’s history class are bilingual. One-sixth of the class made A’s on their last test. How many students did not make A’s?
3. Seven-eighths of Veronica’s pencils are mechanical pencils. She has 12 pencils that are not mechanical pencils. Of all of Veronica’s pencils, 5/6 of them have erasers. How many of her pencils do not have erasers?
Fractions Day 5
Assessment Problems
1. Seven-tenths of a number is 168. What is 11/12 of the number?
2. Two-fifths of the DVDs that Gaige owns, or 54 DVDs, are rated PG. If 5/9 of his movies are rated PG-13, how many PG-13 movies does Gaige own?