Answer:
2/21
Step-by-step explanation:
We start out with a full tank. Once the trucks take from it, it is down to 1/3 of a tank. Therefore,
So the trucks took 2/3 of the gas.
If there were 7 trucks and we need to know how much of that 2/3 was taken by each truck, we divide 2/3 by 7:
When dividing fractions, we bring up the lower fraction and flip it and multiply:
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The area of each rectangular sheet of cardboard made by the factory is is 2 1/2 square feet. Converting
2 1/2 to improper fraction, it becomes 5/2 square feet.
Each sheet of cardboard can be cut into smaller pieces of cardboard measuring 1 1/6 square feet. Converting 1 1/6 to improper fraction, it becomes 7/6 square feet.
Therefore, the number of smaller pieces of cardboard that each sheet of cardboard provides is
5/2 ÷ 7/6 = 5/2 × 6/7 = 30/14
= 2.14 pieces
Each movie ticket was $11.75