IXL | Add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions and mixed numbers: word problems

Lisa has 1/2 of a cup of powdered sugar. She sprinkles 2/3 of the sugar onto a plate of brownies and sprinkles the rest onto a plate of lemon cookies. How much sugar does Lisa sprinkle on the brownies?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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Destiny went to the salon and had 2/5 of an inch of hair cut off. The next day she went back and asked for another 1/10 of an inch to be cut off. How much hair did she have cut off in all?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

inches

solution

Find the total amount of hair Destiny had cut off by adding 2/5 and 1/10.

You can use 10 as the common denominator.

Multiply the numerator and the denominator of

by 2 to find an equivalent fraction.

2 × 2

5 × 2

Now add the fractions. Add the numerators and keep the denominators the same.

Destiny had 5/10 of an inch cut off in all.

Looking for more? Try these:

Lesson: Adding mixed numbers

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Lesson: Multiplying mixed numbers

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