Gardening time

This task is about percentages and fractions.

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MalachiTori
 
Malachi and Tori did some gardening for Mr Langford.
 
 
a)  This is how Malachi spent his time.
 
\(1 \over 2\) weeding        \(1 \over 5\) digging        \(3 \over 10\) trimming
What percentage of the time did Malachi spend ...
 
i)   weeding?  %
ii)  digging?  %
iii) trimming?  %

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b)  This is how Tori spent her time.
   

  • 50% mowing lawns
  • 25% pruning
  • 10% sweeping
  • 15% trimming
Write each of the percentages of how Tori spent her time as fractions in their simplest form.
 
i)   mowing
ii)  pruning
iii) sweeping
iv)  trimming