Problem Solving Using Rational Numbers

Michael paid $11.48 for sliced cheese at the deli counter. The cheese cost $3.28 per pound. How much cheese did Michael buy?

• 3.5 pounds

• 4.25 pounds

• 0.29 pound

• 37.6544 pounds

• 35 pounds

Blades of grass grow 3.75 inches per month. If the grass continues to grow at this rate, how much will the grass grow in 6.25 months?

• 234.375 inches

• 23.4375 inches

• 0.6 inch

• 1.66 inches

• 32.4375 inches

Rico bicycles at an average speed of 15.5 miles per hour. What distance will Rico bicycle in 2.5 hours?

• 6.2 miles

• 0.16 miles

• 38.75 miles

• 387.5 miles

• 38.65 miles

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Corrine has 9.6 pounds of trail mix to divide into 12 bags. How many pounds of trail mix will go in each bag?

• 8 pounds

• 11.52 pounds

• 115.2 pounds

• 0.8 pounds

• 1.25 pounds

Ella uses 0.5 pound of raspberries in each raspberry cake that she makes. How many cakes could Ella make with 3.25 pounds of raspberries?

• 6.7

• 1.625

• 0.15

• 5.5

• 6.5

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.4

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Marianne buys 16 bags of potting soil. Each bag is  $\frac{5}{8}$  pound.  How many pounds of potting does Marianne buy?

• 10 lb

• 12 lb

•  $25\frac{3}{5}$  lb

•  $\frac{5}{128}$  lb

Grace is making  muffins for her school's annual bake sale.  If one batch of muffins requires   $1\frac{1}{4}$  cups of flour, how many cups of flour does Grace need to make   $2\frac{1}{2}$  batches of muffins?

•  $1\frac{9}{16}$  c

•  $3\frac{1}{8}$  c

• 2 c

•  $\frac{1}{2}$  c

• 10 c

Alison has  $\frac{1}{2}$  cup of yogurt for making fruit parfaits.  Each parfait requires  $\frac{1}{8}$  cup of yogurt.  How many parfaits can she make?

•  $\frac{1}{4}$  

• 6

• 4

•  $\frac{1}{16}$  

• 8

Dao is making burgers.  He has   $2\frac{2}{8}\$  pounds of hamburger meat.  Each hamburger is  $\frac{1}{4}$  pound.  How many hamburgers could he make?

• 72

• 18

•  $\frac{1}{9}$  

• 9

•  $\frac{9}{16}$  

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.4

CCSS.5.NF.B.6