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1. A pet store had 9 cats to feed. If they only had one-fourth of a bag of cat food and each cat got the same amount, what fraction of the bag would each cat get?
2. A malt shop used one-sixth of a box of waffle cones every day they were open. How many days would 5 whole boxes last them?
3. A sub shop sold sandwiches that were one-fifth of a foot long. If you were to cut the sandwich into 3 equal pieces, what fraction of a foot would each piece be?
4. Lana wanted her box of candy to last 2 days. If the box weighs one-ninth of pound, how much should she eat each day?
5. A bag of walnuts was 9 pounds. How many one-fourth of a pound servings are there in a bag?
6. A toy plush weighed one-ninth of a pound. A flimsy box can hold 7 pounds. How many toy plushes could the box hold?
7. How many one-sixth cup servings are in 4 cups of pecans?
8. At a restaurant 5 people were at a table when the waiter brought out one-eighth of a bowl of cheese dip. If they split the bowl evenly, how much would each person get?

1. Paul had a lump of play doh that was 3 and 1 ⁄ 5 cm long. If he stretched it out to 4 times its current length how long would it be?
2. A batch of chicken required 4 and 4 ⁄ 5 cups of flour. If a fast food restaurant was making 3 and 6 ⁄ 8 batches, how much flour would they need?
3. A musician's hair was originally 5cm long. She asked her hairdresser to cut 4 ⁄ 6 of it off. How many cm did she have cut off?
4. For a fundraiser Jerry sold 1 ⁄ 3 of a box of candy. If Tiffany sold 2 ⁄ 4 the amount Jerry sold, what fraction did Tiffany sell?
5. A bottle of soda had 2 and 2 ⁄ 4 of the daily recommended sugar. If you were to drink 5 ⁄ 9 of the bottle, how much of the daily recommended sugar would you have drank?

Show how you would use benchmark percentages to solve these problems

20% of 50 15% of 800

80% of 30 60% of 350

20% of 80 75% of 120

60% of 30 15% of 25

25% of 80 15% of 25

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1. A ferris wheel can accommodate 65 people in 30 minutes. How many people could ride the ferris wheel in 5 hours? What was that rate per hour?
2. You can buy 3 apples at the Quick Market for $1.30. You can buy 5 of the same apples at Stop and Save for $2.40. Which place is the better buy?
3. A jet travels 460 miles in 5 hours. At this rate, how far could the jet fly in 13 hours? What is the rate of speed of the jet?
4. An ice cream factory makes 230 litres of ice cream in 10 hours. How many litres could be made in 48 hours? What was that rate per day?
5. The bakers at Healthy Bakery can make 180 bagels in 5 hours. How many bagels can they bake in 22 hours? What was that rate per hour?