1. There were 28 students in Mr. Durant’s class. Sixteen were boys. What fraction of the students were girls?
2. Leonard made 6 birdhouses in shop class. He used one piece of wood that was 6 feet long and one piece of wood that was 7 feet long. How much wood did he use for each birdhouse?

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Answer:

  1. 3/7
  2. 2 ft 2 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

1. 12 of the 28 students were girls, so the fraction is ...

  12/28 = 3/7 . . . fraction that were girls

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2. The total of 13 feet of wood, when divided into 6 equal parts, gives 13/6 = 2 1/6 feet per part. 1/6 ft = 2 inches.

Leonard used 2 feet 2 inches of wood for each birdhouse.