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Every morning for the past 12 days, Beth used of a cup of milk on her cereal. To determine how much milk she used in total, she set up the equation, ?. What is the total amount of milk that Beth used?

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of a cup
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of a cup
Option B
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8 cups
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18 cups
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Maria has already written of her 1,000 word essay. If she continues writing at the same pace of 6 words per minute, which expression shows the amount of time it will take her to write the rest of the essay?

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1000 times two-fifths times StartFraction 13 Over 2 EndFraction
Option A
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1000 times two-fifths divided by StartFraction 13 Over 2 EndFraction
Option B
C
1000 times three-fifths times StartFraction 13 Over 2 EndFraction
Option C
D
1000 times three-fifths divided by StartFraction 13 Over 2 EndFraction
Option D
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The recipe for a batch of applesauce uses pounds of apples. If Michael wants to make of a batch of applesauce, how many pounds of apples will he need?

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of a pound
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of a pound
Option B
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pounds
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pounds
Option D
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Hector has 10 cups of flour. Which equation shows how to determine the number of of a cup servings there are in the 10 cups of flour?

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10 divided by two-fifths = 25
Option A
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10 times two-fifths = 4
Option B
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Two-fifths divided by 10 = StartFraction 1 Over 25 EndFraction
Option C
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Five-halves divided by 10 = one-fourth
Option D
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Noya needs to determine the number of books that will fit into a box. If the box has a length of 18 inches and each book is of an inch thick, which expression can be used to determine the number of books that will fit into the box?

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18 StartFraction 2 Over 9 EndFraction
Option A
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18 times StartFraction 2 Over 9 EndFraction
Option B
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StartFraction 2 Over 9 EndFraction divided by 18
Option C
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StartFraction 9 Over 2 EndFraction divided by 18
Option D
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Pete grabbed 18 mixed nuts, of which were almonds. Which equation shows how to determine the number of almonds Pete grabbed?

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18 divided by StartFraction 2 Over 9 EndFraction = 81
Option A
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18 times StartFraction 2 Over 9 EndFraction = 4
Option B
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StartFraction 2 Over 9 EndFraction divided by 18 = StartFraction 1 Over 81 EndFraction
Option C
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StartFraction 9 Over 2 EndFraction divided by 18 = one-fourth
Option D
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Carrie needs to determine the number of tiles that will fit in each row along the back of the shower. If the back of the shower measures 6 feet long and each tile is of a foot long, which equation shows how to determine the number of tiles that will fit in each row?

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6 divided by two-thirds = 9
Option A
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6 times two-thirds = 4
Option B
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Two-thirds divided by 6 = StartFraction 1 Over 9 EndFraction
Option C
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Three-halves divided by 6 = one-fourth
Option D

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