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Fractions and Percentages

Sarah has a collection of 120 marbles. She decides to give 25% of her marbles to her friend and then loses 1/3 of the remaining marbles. How many marbles does Sarah have left?

The Mystery of the Missing Apples

In a small village, there is an apple orchard owned by Farmer Brown. One morning, Farmer Brown noticed that some apples were missing. He knew that he had picked 150 apples the day before. He decided to investigate and found that three children, Alice, Ben, and Charlie, each took some apples. Alice took 1/5 of the apples, Ben took 3/10 of the apples, and Charlie took 1/4 of the apples. Question: How many apples did each child take, and how many apples were left in the orchard?

Fractions Word Problem

Sarah has a ribbon that is 3 meters long. She cuts off a piece that is 2/5 of the total length to use for a craft project. She then cuts the remaining ribbon into pieces that are each 1/4 meter long. How many pieces of ribbon does she have after all the cutting?

Fractions

Sophie and Lucas are sharing a pack of stickers. Sophie takes 3/8 of the stickers, and Lucas takes 1/2 of the stickers. What fraction of the stickers is left in the pack?

Calculating With Fractions

James and Sarah were comparing the amounts of lemonade they drank at a picnic. If James drank 2/3 of a litre of lemonade and Sarah drank 5/4 litres, how much more lemonade did Sarah drink than James?

Fraction Calculations

If 1/4 of a number is 7, what is 2/3 of that number