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Solve the following problems. Show your complete solution.

1. JoAnn Brandt decided to use an expensive, but effective, herbicide to kill weeds and brush on
a client’s land. For one part of the land, she needed 3 2/3 quarts of herbicide; for a second part,
she needed 2 3/4 quarts; and for the third part, she needed 1 5/6 quarts. In total, how many
quarts of herbicide did JoAnn need for this client?
= 8 1/4

2. An electrician had a piece of electrical conduit that was 12 1/2 feet long. She cut off two
pieces that were 4 3/4 feet and 5 2/3 feet long, respectively. How many feet of conduit did she
have left over?
= 2 1/12

3. The Central Hotel just hired a new chef. This chef makes a hot sauce that uses 1 3/4
tablespoons of chili powder, but he needs to increase the recipe by 3 1/2 times. How many
tablespoons of chili powder should he use?

4. How many whole pieces of copper 2 5/8 inches long can be cut out of one piece that is 24
1/2 inches long? How long is the shorter piece that is left over?
= 21 7/8

5. A retail customer owes a total of $226.54 on her department store account. She visits the
store to return an item that cost $47.79. While there, she buys two items that cost $55.88 and
$67.50. What is her new account balance at the store?
= 150.86

6. Mary earns $22.60 per hour. How many hours did she work during a partial day for which her
pay was $152.55?
= 6.75

7. Benoit Landscaping sent three truckloads of topsoil to a job. The soil cost $28.50 per cubic
yard. Two trucks carried 7.25 cubic yards each; the third carried 6.75 cubic yards. What was the
total cost of all the topsoil?
= 107.75