14.) Answer: 1/12 cup of sugar Divide 4 by 2 1/4 = 1/9 Multiply 1/9 by 3/4 = 1/12
15.) Answer: 8 2/5 inches Divide 12 (month in a year) by 2 1/2 = 4 4/5 Multiply 4 4/5 by 1 3/4 = 8 2/5
16.) Answer: 8 1/28 miles Divide 90 by 42 = 2 1/7 Multiply 2 1/7 by 3 3/4 = 8 1/28
17.) Answer: 16 7/8 cans of paint Multiply 1 7/8 by 9 = 16 7/8
18.) Answer: 7 1/3 hours (6/2)x = 22 3x = 22 x = (22/3) x = 7 1/3
**You can solve these with cross multiplications: set up proportions (is/of) = (is/of) one of the is or of on the other side will be a variable Multiply the numbers across from each other and solve for the variable**