1. 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? Re-Write each mixed number into an improper fraction… Re-Write to multiply by the reciprocal… Cross Cancel… Since we need a little more than 8 containers, the minimum number of containers would be 9…

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

3. 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? Re-Write the mixed number into an improper fraction… Re-Write to multiply by the reciprocal… Since Tim needs to completely empty the drum of chlorine, he will need 13 containers.

4. 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?

5. 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? Cross Cancel…