What is 1 1/2 minus 1/4

Andy is making a design using ice cream sticks that are 4 and 1/2 in long he wants this long side of his designed to be no longer than 24 inches what is the greatest number of sticks that any can use on his long side of his design

One file clerk can file 10 folders per minute. a second file clerk can file 11 folders per minute. how many minutes would the two clerks together take to file 672 folders?

Afootball quarterback has two more chances to throw a touchdown before his team is forced to punt the ball. he misses the receiver on the first throw 25% of the time. when his first throw is incomplete, he misses the receiver on the second throw 15% of the time. what is the probability of not throwing the ball to a receiver on either throw?