Lesson 3C Multiply and Divide Fractions 167Use the draw a diagram strategy to solve
Exercises 2–4.- TRAVEL Mr. Garcia has driven 60 miles,
which is _^23 of the way to his sister’s house.
How much farther does he have to drive to
get to his sister’s house?
(^) 60 miles
30 30
33 DISTANCE Alejandro and Pedro are riding
their bikes to school. After 1 mile, they are
_^45 of the way there. How much farther do
they have to go?
- VOLUME A swimming pool is being filled
with water. After 25 minutes, _^16 of the
swimming pool is filled. How much longer
will it take to completely fill the pool,
assuming the water rate is constant?
Use any strategy to solve Exercises 5–11.- BASEBALL Of Lee’s baseball cards, ^15 show
California players. Of these, ^38 show San
Diego Padres players. Is the fraction of Lee’s
collection that shows Padres players ^2340 , 134 ,
or _ 403? Justify your answer. - FRACTIONS Marta ate a quarter of a whole
pie. Edwin ate^1 4 of what was left. Cristina
then ate^1 3 of what was left. What fraction
of the pie remains?
7. GAMES Eight members of a chess club are
having a tournament. In the first round,
every player will play a chess game
against every other player. How many
games will be in the first round of the
tournament?
8. MEASUREMENT Kiaya is adding a 2-inch
border to the length and width of a
photograph as shown.
10 in.8 in.2 in.Find the area of the border to be added to
the original photograph.- RACES Anna, Isabela, Mary, and Rachana
ran a race. Anna is just ahead of Rachana.
Rachana is two places behind Isabela. Isabela
is a few seconds behind the leader, Mary.
Place the girls in order from first to last. - SEATS The number of seats in the first row
of a concert hall is 6. The second row has
9 seats, the third row has 12 seats, and the
fourth row has 15 seats. How many seats
will be in the eighth row? - E WRITE MATH Write a real-world
problem that could be solved by drawing
a diagram. Exchange your problem with
a classmate and solve.
- Draw a diagram.
- Look for a pattern.
- Choose an operation.
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