Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers Word Problems

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An electrician needs to buy 5 1/2 feet of electrical wire. There are 1 5/6 feet of wire on each spool. How many spools of wire should the electrician buy?

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10 1/12

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

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A railroad construction crew can lay 1 1/4 mile of track in one day. At that rate, how many days will it take to lay 10 miles of track?

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8 days

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CCSS.7.RP.A.1

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Anthony collected 7 times as much newspaper as Charlotte, who collected 3 3/5 pounds. How many pounds of newspaper did Anthony collect?

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17 lbs

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

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A cookie factory uses 3/8 of a barrel of oatmeal in each batch of cookies. The factory used 1 1/2 barrels of oatmeal yesterday. How many batches of cookies did the factory make?

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9 batches

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

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Mr. Moon bought a block of fudge that weighed 9/10 of a pound. He cut the fudge into 3 equal pieces. What was the weight of each piece of fudge?

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3/10 of a lb

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

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A restaurant chef made 6 3/4 jars of pasta sauce. Each serving of pasta requires 3/4 of a jar of sauce. How many servings of pasta will the chef be able to prepare using the sauce?

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9 servings

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

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Jaime needs to add 3 1/2 cups of flour to a recipe using a 1/2 cup measuring cup. How many scoops does he need?

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7 scoops

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

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Of the 190 babies born this year at Rug Rat Hospital, 13/19 had blue eyes. How many babies had blue eyes?

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130 babies

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

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Hungry Henry ate 3/5 of the 8 dishes of lasagna. How many dishes of lasagna did he eat?

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4 4/5 dishes

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

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Find the product and simplify.

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1/12

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6