IXL | Multi-step word problems with positive rational numbers

Lola has

cups of rice. She uses

of the rice to make sushi rolls for dinner. She uses the rest of the rice to make rice pudding for dessert. How much rice does Lola use for the rice pudding?

Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or mixed number. Simplify any fractions.

cups

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Kurt, Sophia, and Franco had a paper airplane-throwing contest after school. Kurt's airplane flew 8.6 yards. Sophia's airplane flew 2.2 yards farther than Kurt's airplane. Franco threw his airplane 1.5 times as far as Sophia's airplane. How far did Franco's paper airplane fly?

Write your answer as a whole number or decimal.

yards

solution

You need to find how far Franco's paper airplane flew. But first, you need to find how far Sophia's airplane flew.

Kurt's airplane flew 8.6 yards. Sophia's airplane flew 2.2 yards farther than Kurt's airplane.

Sophia's airplane flew 10.8 yards. Franco's airplane flew 1.5 times as far. Multiply to find how far Franco's airplane flew.

10.8

1.5

540

1,080

16.20

Franco's airplane flew 16.2

yards.

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