Mariana is making a large pot of pasta. She mixes together 5
1
8
pounds of pasta,
6
pounds of sauce, and
4
7
8
pounds of onions.

To find out how many
1
2
pound servings can she make, which two equations would you need?

A.
5
1
8
+
4
7
8
+
6
=
16
B.
5
1
8
+
4
7
8
−
6
=
4
C.
4
÷
1
2
=
8
D.
16
÷
1
2
=
32
E.
16
×
1
2
=
8

Amira is painting a rectangular banner 2 1/4 yards wide. the banner will have a blue background. amira has enough paint to cover 1 1/2 square yards of the wall. the school colors are blue and yellow, so amira wants to add yellow rectangles on the left and right sides of the blue rectangle. the yellow rectangles will each be 3/4 yards wide and the same height as the blue rectangle. what will be the total area of the two yellow rectangles?