document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=991054>Question 991054</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ahmed buys 3/4 kg of sweets. He eats 1/3 of them. What fraction of a kg of sweets has he eaten?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Val buys 8metres of ribbon. She cuts it into 1/4m lengths. How many lengths does she have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1) &nbsp;Ahmed buys &nbsp;3/4 kg &nbsp;of sweets. &nbsp;He eats &nbsp;1/3 &nbsp;of them. &nbsp;What fraction of a kg of sweets has he eaten? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Answer</B>. &nbsp;<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > &nbsp;of a kilogram.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) &nbsp;Val buys &nbsp;8 metres of ribbon. &nbsp;She cuts it into &nbsp;1/4 m lengths. &nbsp;How many lengths does she have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If you want to ask \"how many pieces does she have?\", &nbsp;then the answer is &nbsp;8*4 = 32.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The phrase &nbsp;\"How many lengths does she have?\" &nbsp;seems strange to me.\r<BR>\n" );
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