IXL | Equivalent fractions: word problems

Felipe is painting 18 go-karts in his workshop. Felipe paints

of the go-karts red.

How many go-karts does Felipe paint red?

go-karts

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Learn with an example

Cassie hopes to visit all 50 U.S. states. So far, she has visited

of the states.

How many states has Cassie visited?

states

Cassie has visited

of the states. Start by writing this fraction:

There are 50 states in all. You need to find how many Cassie has visited. So, find the fraction that is equivalent to

and has a denominator of 50.

You can use the fact that

Multiply both the numerator and the denominator of

by 5.

The fraction

tells you that Cassie has visited 15 of the 50 states.

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