Friday, October 11, 2013

Homework for Friday October 11, 2013

Complete the following problems on loose-leaf paper to turn in on Tuesday. Enjoy your three-day weekend.  I recommend you work on it throughout the weekend, do NOT wait until the last minute.

Fractions
Reduce the following fractions into lowest terms.

1.)  85/100   2.)  38/52
3.)  72/ 120  4.)  36/108

Add the following mixed numbers
5.)  8 and 2/5 +  and 1/5
6.)  7 and 1/4 +  and 2/3
7.)  3 and 1/6 +  and 1/3
8.)  5 and 4/6 +  and 3/5

9.) Adali and Jessica were in the park and found some sticks.  Jessica's stick was 3 and 2/3 ft long while Adali's stick was 2 and 3/4 ft long.  How long were both sticks together?

10.) Adan and Ivan were throwing footballs.  Adan threw his ball 18 and 2/5 ft away while Ivan threw his ball 17 and 1/5 ft away. When you combine the distances, how far were both balls thrown together?

11.) Edgar, Emmanuel, and Eddie are having a pizza eating contest.  Edgar ate 5/4 pizzas, Emmanuel ate 3/4 of a pizza, and Eddie at 7/8 of a pizza.  How many pizzas did they eat altogether?  Simplify the final mixed number.  How many pizzas did they have to buy? If each pizza cost $5, how much would they have spent before taxes?
 12.)  I am thinking of a number between one and 30.  The sum of its digits is 4.  The product of its digits is 3.  It is a prime number.  What is it?




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