Mr. Rush wants to store 20½ cups of spaghetti sauce in containers. Each container holds a maximum of 2½ cups of sauce. What is the minimum number of containers Mr. Rush needs to hold all of the spaghetti sauce?
20
1
2
 2
1
2
Re-Write each mixed number into an improper fraction…
41
2

5
2
1
41
2

Re-Write to
2
5
Cross Cancel…

41
5

8
1
5
Since we need a little more than 8 containers, the minimum number of containers would be 9…

Chef Mario used 5/8 of a half-gallon of milk for a cake. What fraction of a gallon of milk did he use?
5
8 of
1
2 gallon of milk
5
8

1
2

5
16

Tim purchases chlorine for his swimming pool service company that he owns. To save money, he buys 32-gallon sized drums of chlorine. He then empties the chlorine into
2½ gallon containers for easy transport to each swimming pool that he services. How many 2½ gallon containers will he need to completely empty the chlorine drum?
32 
32
1
2

1
2
5
2
Re-Write the mixed number into an improper fraction…
32

1
2
5

64 reciprocal…
5

12
4
5
Since Tim needs to completely empty the drum of chlorine, he will need 13 containers.

The Kern family drove 1,200 miles in 3 days. On the first day, they traveled 1/3 of the total distance. On the second day, they travel ¼ of the remaining distance.
What was the total distance, in miles, the Kern family traveled on the third day?
1,200 
1
3
1,200
1

1
3

1,200
3
 400 miles (day 1)
1200 400  800 miles left
800 
1
4
800
1

1
4

800
4
 200 miles (day 2)
800 200  600 miles left for day 3.

Nick is painting the exterior of his house. He purchased
32 gallons of paint for the job. On the first day, he used ½ of the paint that he purchased. On the second day, he used ¾ of the remaining paint. How many gallons of paint did he use on the third day of painting if he completed the job and used all of the paint bought?
32 
1
2
32

1
1
2

32
2


1
6

3
4
4
1
6
1


3
4

12

1
1
Cross Cancel…
2