text: # Application Problems
  
  Solve application problems by adding and subtracting fractions
  QUESTION OF
  calculate
  Questions #: 5
  Time: 10 minutes
  Pass Score: 80.0%
  Style
  Mode
  
  #### Television Viewing Habits
  
  Students on a college campus were asked to estimate to the nearest hour how much television they watched each day. The results are given in the circle graph below (also called a pie chart). For example, the chart tells us that $\frac14$ of those responding watched 1 hour per day.  What fraction of the student body watches from 0 to 2 hours daily?
  
  POINTS (1)
  
  #### Budgets
  
  "Putting together a budget is crucial if you don’t want to spend your way into serious problems. You’re also developing a habit that can serve you well throughout your life.”
  
  Liz Pulliam Weston, MSN Money
  
  The circle graph below shows a suggested budget for new college graduates as recommended by Springboard, a non-profit consumer credit counselling service. What fraction of net take-home pay should be spent on housing?
  
  POINTS (1)
  
  #### Botany
  
  To determine the effects of smog on tree development, a scientist cut down a pine tree and measured the width of the growth rings for the last two years.
  
  The measure of the first year was $\frac{1}{16}$ in and the measure of the second year on top of the first year was $\frac{5}{32}$ in
  
  1. What was the growth over this two-year period?
  2. What is the difference in the widths of the two rings?
  
  Use "/" to write the fraction in your answer e.g. 1/2 or 3/4
  
  POINTS (1)
  
  #### GARAGE DOOR OPENERS
  
  What is the difference in strength between $\frac13$-hp and a $\frac12$-hp garage door opener?
  
  POINTS (1)
  
  #### DELIVERY TRUCKS
  
  A truck can safely carry a one-ton load. Should it be used to deliver one-half ton of sand, one-third ton of gravel, and one-fifth ton of cement in one trip to a job site?
  
  POINTS (1)
explanation: The document contains a series of application problems involving fractions. Each problem is presented with a question and a point value. The problems cover topics such as television viewing habits, budgeting, botany, garage door openers, and delivery trucks. Each problem requires the reader to perform calculations involving fractions.
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distilabel_metadata.content: # Application Problems
  
  Solve application problems by adding and subtracting fractions
  QUESTION OF
  calculate
  Questions #: 5
  Time: 10 minutes
  Pass Score: 80.0%
  Style
  Mode
  
  #### Television Viewing Habits
  
  Students on a college campus were asked to estimate to the nearest hour how much television they watched each day. The results are given in the circle graph below (also called a pie chart). For example, the chart tells us that $\frac14$ of those responding watched 1 hour per day.  What fraction of the student body watches from 0 to 2 hours daily?
  
  POINTS (1)
  
  #### Budgets
  
  "Putting together a budget is crucial if you don’t want to spend your way into serious problems. You’re also developing a habit that can serve you well throughout your life.”
  
  Liz Pulliam Weston, MSN Money
  
  The circle graph below shows a suggested budget for new college graduates as recommended by Springboard, a non-profit consumer credit counselling service. What fraction of net take-home pay should be spent on housing?
  
  POINTS (1)
  
  #### Botany
  
  To determine the effects of smog on tree development, a scientist cut down a pine tree and measured the width of the growth rings for the last two years.
  
  The measure of the first year was $\frac{1}{16}$ in and the measure of the second year on top of the first year was $\frac{5}{32}$ in
  
  1. What was the growth over this two-year period?
  2. What is the difference in the widths of the two rings?
  
  Use "/" to write the fraction in your answer e.g. 1/2 or 3/4
  
  POINTS (1)
  
  #### GARAGE DOOR OPENERS
  
  What is the difference in strength between $\frac13$-hp and a $\frac12$-hp garage door opener?
  
  POINTS (1)
  
  #### DELIVERY TRUCKS
  
  A truck can safely carry a one-ton load. Should it be used to deliver one-half ton of sand, one-third ton of gravel, and one-fifth ton of cement in one trip to a job site?
  
  POINTS (1)
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  Label: multiple-question