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CHAPTER

Multiplying and Dividing

3 Fractions and Decimals

Solve. Show your work.

1. Eric has 14_ yards of fabric. He makes several napkins, using _ yard of
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fabric for each. He then makes 6 placemats, using _ yard of fabric for each.
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Eric has _ yard of fabric left. How many napkins has he made?
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2. Angela wants to buy a skateboard that costs $45.60, including tax.

She decides to save $1.90 each day until she has enough money to buy
the skateboard.
a) Find the number of days that passes until Angela saves enough money
for the skateboard.

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b) Angela finds that she can buy the same skateboard online for $6 less.
If she saves for the same number of days from a), find out how much
money Angela needs to save each day to buy the skateboard online.

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3. The gauge on a gas tank showed that the tank is _ full. After traveling
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some distance, the gauge showed that the tank is _
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full. The tank was
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then filled to its full capacity by adding 16.8 gallons of gasoline. How many
gallons of gasoline were in the tank when it was _ full?
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4. A store sells two sizes of mugs: a small mug that sells for $3.50 and a large
mug that sells for $6.80. A customer buys 15 mugs and pays $69. How many
mugs of each size does the customer buy?
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5. Kyle spends an equal amount of money each day. After 4 days, he had _ of
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his money left. After another 10 days, he had $30 left. How much money did
Kyle begin with?

6. After taking _ pound of flour from a canister to make muffins, Maria has _
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of the flour left. If each batch of muffins requires _ pound of flour, find
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the greatest number of batches of muffins that Maria can make using the
remaining flour.

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7. A crate filled with oranges weighed 15 pounds. Julian used _ of the

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oranges to make orange juice. The crate with the remaining oranges
weighed 6.6 pounds.
a) Find the weight of the empty crate.

b) If each orange weighed 0.6 pound, how many oranges remained in

the crate?

8. Container A contains 3 times as much water as Container B. Ron pours

1.25 quarts of water from Container A into Container B. Container A now
contains twice as much water as Container B.
a) How many quarts of water are there in all?
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b) Ron mixes the water with 1.5 quarts of lemon juice to make lemonade.
He pours the lemonade into containers of _ quart each. How many
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containers does Ron need?

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9. A bottle of shampoo and a bottle of body wash cost $14.50 in all. Mrs. Diaz
buys 3 bottles of shampoo and 5 bottles of body wash for $56.90.
a) What is the cost of one bottle of shampoo?

b) If Mrs. Diaz pays $46.80 for some bottles of shampoo, how many
bottles of shampoo does she buy?

10. Alex, Ben, and Carl have some money. If Alex gives $4.55 to Ben, the two
boys will have an equal amount of money. If Ben gives $4.55 to Alex, Alex will
have 3 times as much money as Ben. Carl’s amount of money is the sum of
the two other boys’ money. How much money do the three boys have in all?

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11.
Of the pens in a box, _ of them are red. Of the remaining pens, _ are blue
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and the rest are black. There are 280 more black pens than blue pens.
How many red pens are in the box?

12.
Jaden’s age is _ of his mother’s age. His mother will be 40 years old in
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8 years. In how many years will Jaden’s age be _ of his mother’s age?
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