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Sheet # 494 Fraction

 Name_________________________Date:_____________

Write your answers in simplest form.

1) Eight inches is what fractional part of a foot? of a yard?





2) A pound is equal to 16 ounces. What fractional part of a pound is 10 ounces?





3) If you sleep for 6 hours one night, what fractional part of one day did you spend sleeping?




4) A fishing boat can carry 75 passengers. On one trip only 25 passengers were on board. What fractional part of the boat's passenger space was occupied?




5) Judy made 2 dozen cupcakes for her friends. Eight of her friends came over to eat them. If eight friends split the cupcakes equally, what fraction of the cupcakes did person each get?
























































Answers for sheet # 494

1) 8/12 = 2/3

8/36 = 2/9


2) 10/16 = 5/8


3) 4/24 = 1/4


4) 25/75 = 1/3


5) 3/24 = 1/8