A person prepares a rusty metal fence for painting, completing 4 1/2 feet of fence per hour. When there are 2 hours and 20 minutes left to work in the day, how many feet can be prepared during the remainder of the day? (Hint: 20 minutes is 1/3 hour.)
Q. 2A painter mixing paint for a client starts with 6 1/2 quarts of white base paint. To each quart, the painter must add 2 2/3 ounces of tint. How many ounces of tint are required for this project?
Q. 3An amateur cook entered a chili cook-off. Among other spices the cook included 1 2/3 teaspoons of cayenne pepper. The cook decided the chili was too hot, and wanted to use only 3/4 as much cayenne as had been used. Compute the new amount of cayenne that would be used.
Q. 4A cook has a recipe for a pasta sauce that calls for 3/4 cup of chopped onions. One recipe makes enough for six servings. Compute the volume of chopped onions that would be required for fifteen servings. (Hint: That means the cook must prepare 15/6 = 2 1/2 recipes.)
Q. 5A small vegetable garden is 7 1/2 feet by 7 1/5 feet. If there are 8 square feet in 1 square yard, compute the number of square yards that are in the vegetable garden.
Q. 6A small herb garden is 5 1/4 feet by 5 1/3 feet. If there are 9 square feet in 1 square yard, compute the number of square yards that are in the herb garden.
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