Rational Number Word Problems

Imagine this: 3/7 of the 8th graders in the bustling town of Madisonville are sports enthusiasts. Among these sporty kids, our friends Lily, William, and Luna are part of the 3/5 who are boys. Can you figure out what fraction of 8th grade boys in Madisonville are into sports just like our trio?

• 6/12

• 36/35

• 9/35

• 3/5

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

On a sunny day, Michael, Abigail, and Grace decided to have a friendly race. Michael ran  4  3/5  miles, Abigail ran 4.5 miles, and Grace ran  3  3/5 miles. Can you calculate the total miles they ran together?

• 12  26/50  miles

• 12  7/10  miles

• 11  7/12  miles

• 12  miles

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

It's pizza night at Devon's house! His buddies, William and Arjun, have come over to join the feast. Devon, being the host, ate 1/4 of the pizza. William, who was really hungry, gobbled up 3/8 of the pizza, while Arjun, who was saving room for dessert, only ate 1/8 of the pizza. Can you figure out how much of the delicious pizza is still left for Scarlett, who just arrived?

• 1/4

• 1/8

• 1/3

• 1/5

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Imagine this: Jackson, Lily, and Abigail are having a friendly competition to see who can finish their history homework first. Chris, their history-loving friend, decided to join in the fun. On the first night, Chris completed 1/5 of the homework. Feeling motivated, he finished 1/4 of the homework on the second night. On the third night, he was on a roll and completed 1/2 of the homework. Can you figure out how much of the homework Chris has completed so far?

• 19/20 or .95

• 1/2 or .5

• 1/3 or .33

• 1/10 or .1

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

During a fun math game, Jackson, Ava, and Aiden are trying to arrange three numbers (0.3, 1/4, and 20%) in order from the smallest to the largest. Can you help them find the correct order?

• 1/4, 20%, 0.3

• 0.3, 20%, 1/4

• 20%, 1/4, 0.3

• 0.3, 1/4, 20%

Imagine Anika, Isla, and Noah are playing a game of Monopoly. Anika's bank account balance is -$31.00. She then passes 'Go' and collects $195. Before her next turn, she pays her cellphone bill of $75.  How much money remains in Anika's account?

• $-89.00

• $51.00

• $301.00

• $89.00

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Imagine this! Michael, Abigail, and Jackson are at Sammy's house for a fun-filled afternoon. Sammy has 2 ²/₃ Hershey bars to share. If she wants to divide them equally among her friends, how much of a Hershey bar will each of her friends receive?

• ¹/₃ Hershey bar each

• ⁵/₃ Hershey bar each

• ²/₃ Hershey bar each

• 1 ³/₄ Hershey bar each

Zoe, Mia and Abigail are having a craft party. Zoe brought a 9 ft long ribbon. They decided to cut the ribbon into 2/3 ft long pieces for their crafts. How many 2/3 ft pieces can they make from Zoe's ribbon?

• 13 1/2 

• 6

• 9

• 14

James, Michael, and Daniel were having a fun day out. They noticed that Valeria spent all her allowance on candy. She bought $8.45 worth of delicious chocolate, $5.60 on refreshing gum, and $6.85 on colorful jelly beans. In the end, she had $1.25 left. Can you help the boys figure out how much was Valeria's allowance?

• $19.65

• $20.90

• $22.15

• $24.50

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Zoe and Aiden were playing outside. In the afternoon, they noticed the temperature was 80 degrees. By the evening, when Mia joined them, it had dropped to 50 degrees. Can you figure out how much the temperature changed?

• 25 degrees

• 30 degrees

• 130 degrees

• 20 degrees

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3