Rational Numbers Word Problem

In his garden Tim plants a tomato seed 5¼ inches below the ground. After one month the tomato plant has grown a total of 11½ in. How many inches is the plant above the ground?

• 16¾ inches

• 6½ inches

• 6¼ inches

A worker in a silver mine descends 60 feet. Use an integer to represent the change in the worker's position.

• 60

• −60 feet

• 60 feet

• −60

A sprinkler was -8 feet below ground level. Mr. S has a machine that digs - 2 feet at a time. How many digs does he need to make in order to reach the sprinkler?

• 4

• -4

• 16

• -16

You have 2/3 of a pumpkin pie left over from Thanksgiving. You want to give 1/2 of it to your sister. How much of the whole pumpkin pie will this be?

• 1/5

• 1/4

• 1/3 

• 1/6

• A

• B

• C

• D

• A

• B

• C

• D

One weekend, Latoya and Tyler mowed lawns to earn spending money. Together, they earned $13.50 an hour for 8 hours of work. Each received half the total earnings. If Latoya then spent $18 on a video game, how much money did she have left?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Mr. Smith has -$275.78 as his account balance. He deposits $539.20 into his account. What is Mr. Smith's account balance now?

• $813.98

• $263.42

• $539.78

• $345.98

Q1. How many hamburgers are there?

• A) 10 hamburgers

• B) 2/20 hamburgers

• C) 8 hamburgers

• D) 14 hamburgers