Your shop employs seven people. Today two people are sick. What fraction represents the employees who are sick? Nadine walked 1⁄4 mile and Janet walked 3⁄8 mile. Who walked farther and by how much? (Hint: First change the fractions so that their denominators are the same.)

On the morning of June 4, the stock of Nagasaki Corporation opened at a price of $331⁄8 per share. At the end of the day, the price had risen $41⁄4 per share. What was the price at the end of the day?

In your office, 1⁄4 of the 24 employees eat lunch daily at a restaurant. How many employees eat at a restaurant?

A carpet installer needs to calculate the amount of carpet needed to cover a floor that’s 31⁄2 yards wide and 43⁄4 yards long. What is the area of the floor? How many square yards of carpeting are needed? (Area = length × width.) (Hint: First change both mixed numbers to improper fractions.)

The Omicron Model 99 television costs $450. During a special sale, it’s marked 1⁄3 off. How much money will you save buying this TV on sale?

A motor club has estimated that a 325-mile car trip will take 61⁄2 hours. What is the club assuming to be the average speed (miles per hour)? (Hint: Change the mixed number 61⁄2 to an improper fraction.)