Rational Number Word Problems

A 21-foot long rope is cut into 3/8-foot pieces. Which expression finds the number of pieces?

• 21 ÷ 3/8

• 21 × 3/8

• 3/8 ÷ 21

• 21 − 3/8

Zavier, Adiel, Stacy and Russell share three bags of candy equally.  What fraction of a bag does each boy get?

• 3/4 bag

• 4/3 bags

• 3/7 bags

• 1 and ⅓ bags

Bradley had 1/2 of a pizza pie left over from a party. The next day he ate 3/5 of his leftovers. How much pizza did he eat the next day?

• 4/7

• 3/10

• 4/5

• 3/7

Which scenario can be represented by 10 ÷ ⅕ ?

• Franny has a piece of ribbon that is 10 inches long.  She cuts it into 5 pieces.

• Franny has a piece of ribbon that is 10 inches long.  She cuts it into pieces that are 1/5 in long.

• Franny has a piece of ribbon that is 1/5 inch long.  She cuts it into 10 pieces.

• Franny has 10 pieces of ribbon.  Each piece is 1/5 inch long.  

Joseph has 3 plants that he waters every day. Each plant requires 1.25 cups of water daily. How many cups of water does Joseph use to water his plants for seven days?

• 3.75

• 21.95

• 26.25

• 22.25

Ali is cutting 0.375 in. cookie dough slices from a 10.5 in. long roll. How many does she get?

• 28 slices

• 12 slices

• 32 slices

• 18 slices

Mrs. Franks is purchasing 2.8 pounds of asparagus that costs $2.55 per pound. How much change will Mrs. Franks receive if she gives the cashier $10.00?

• $7.14

• $2.86

• $7.45

• $4.65

A class is organizing a going away party for one of their students. They spend $26.38 on decorations, $79.92 on food, and $34.50 on a gift. If there are 15 students in the class who agreed to split the cost evenly, then how much does each person owe?

• $140.80

• $9.32

• $155.80

• $10.39