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Math 119 Quiz-Prep # 2

Topic: Common Fractions

1) 5 11 3 3
12 14 16 7 The lowest common denominator is?
12 = 2 x 2 x 2 x2
14 = 2x 7
16 = 2x 2x3
7= 1 x 7
2x 2x 2x 2 x 3 x7
LCD = 336
2) 1 3 11
100 10 50 2 The lowest common denominator is?

100 = 2x 2x 5 x 5
10 = 2 x 5
50 = 2 x 5 x 5
2 = 2x1
2x 2x 5x 5

3) 5/ 16 + 3/ 4 + 5/16 =?
LCD = 16
5/16 + 12/16 + 5/16 = 22/16 = 1 3/8
4) 4/5 + 3/10 + 6/25 + 7/50 =?
LCD = 50
40/50 + 15/50 + 12/50 + 7/50 = 74/50 = 37/25 = 1 12/25
5) 5/7 — 2/7 =?

3/7

6) 3/4 — 5/16 =?
LCD = 16
12/16 — 5/16 = 7/16

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7) 18 1/4 + 3/8 =?

LCD = 8
18 2/8 + 3/8 = 18 5/8

8) 2 1/3 + 15 4/5 + 7 + 6 3/4 =?

LCD = 60
7/3 + 79/5 + 7 + 27/4 =
140/60 + 948/60 420/60 + 405/60 = 1913/60 31 53/60

9) 8 - 3 3/8 =?

7 8/8 - 3 3/8 = 4 5/8

10) 27 3/4 - 6 1/8 =?

LCD = 8
27 6/8 - 6 1/8 = 21 5/8

11) 5/8 x 5/8 =?

5x 5 = 258t 8x 8 = 64
25/64

12) 3/10 x 2/3 =?

1/5 x 1/1 =

13) 3/4 x 2/3 x 9/10 =?

6/12 x 9/10 =
3/4 x 3/5 = 9/20

14) 15 x 2/5 =?

30/5 =

15) 11/12 x 5/6 x 3/20 =?

55/72 x 3/20 =
11/24 x 1/4 = 11/96

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16) 5/8 ÷ 1/8 =?

5/8 x 8/1 = 40/8 =

17) 3/16 ÷ 3/8 =?

3/16 x 8/3 =
1/2 x 1/1 =

18) 10/11 4/9=?

10/11 x 9/4 =
5/11 x 9/2 = 45/22 = 2 1/22

19) 4 = 6 1/2 =?

4 ÷ 13/2 =
4/1 x 2/13 = 8/13

2 0 ) (7/8 x 14) ÷ (3/8 x 6) + 2


1/5 =?

(7/4 x 7/1) ÷ (3/4 x 3/1) + 11/5 =


49/4 9/4 + 11/5 =
49/4 x 4/9 + 11/5 =
49/1 x 1/9 + 11/5 =
49/9 + 11/5 =
LCD = 45
245/45 + 99/45 = 344/45 = 7 29/45

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21) 7 1/8 x (6 7/8 — 4 3/16) =? 3/4

7 1/8 x ( 6 14/16 — 4 3/16) ÷ 3/4 =


7 1/8 x 2 11/16 x 4/3 =
57/8 x 43/16 x 4/3 =
2451/128 x 4/3 =
817/32 x 1/1 = 817/32 = 25 17/32

22) 3 1/7 x [3 1/3 x (2/3 + 1/6) — 1 5/18] ÷ 2 3/7 =?

3 1/7 x 3 1/3 x (4/6 + 1/6) — 1 5/18] ± 2 3/7 =


3 1/7 x [3 1/3 x 5/6 — 1 5/18] ± 2 3/7 =
3 1/7 x [10/3 x 5/6 — 1 5/18] -i- 2 3/7 =
3 1/7 x [50/18 — 23/18] ± 2 3/7 =
22/7 x 27/18 ÷ 2 3/7 =
11/7 x 27/9 ± 2 3/7 =
11/7 x 3/1 7:- 2 3/7 =
33/7 ÷ 17/7 =
33/7 x 7/17 =
33/1 x 1/17 =1 16/17

23) A baker prepares a cake mix that weighs 120 pounds. The cake
mix consists of shortening and other ingredients. The weights of the other
ingredients are, 20 1/2 pounds of flour, 29 3/4 pounds of sugar, 18 1/8
pounds of milk, 16 pounds of whole eggs, and a total of 5 1/4 pounds of
flavoring, salt, and baking powder. How many pounds of shortening are
used in this cake mix?

120 — (20 1/2 + 29 3/4 + 18 1/8 + 16 + 5 1/4) = ?


LCD = 8
120 — (20 4/8 + 29 6/8 + 18 1/8 + 16 + 5 2/8) =
120 — (49 10/8 + 34 1/8 + 5 2/8) =
120 — (83 11/8 + 5 2/8) =
120 — 88 13/8 =
120 — 89 5/8 =
119 8/8 — 89 5/8 = 30 3/8 LESS of shortening

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24) Two electricians are assigned to work on a remote control wiring job.
One electrician works 8 1/2 hours each day, and the other electrician
works 2 1/2 hours each day. If both work for 5 days, how many hours
longer does the first electrician work than the second electrician?

8 1/2 x 5 — 2 1/2 x 5 = ?
17/2 x 5 — 5/2 x 5 =
85/2 — 25/2 = 60/2 = 30 Hours

25) A piece of duct measures 48 inches. When pieces are fitted together, 1
1/2 inches is lost connecting each successive length of duct. On the job 7
and /2 pieces of ducting are used. What, in inches is the total length of
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the finished duct?

48 x 7 1/2 — 7 x 1 1/2 =?
48 x 15/2 — 7 x 3/2 =
24/1 x 15/1 — 21 /2 =
360 — 10 1/2 = 349 1/2 Inches

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