Rational Problems Word Problems

Kendrick and Pearl spend a total of $92 at an amusement park. They spend $28 on parking and lunch combined, and the rest on two admission tickets. How much does each admission ticket cost?

A client pays for a moving company to move 25 boxes. If the moving company charges $12.50 per box and a base fee of $199.95 to each client, what is the total amount the client pays?

• $212.45

• $237.45

• $312.50

• $512.45

A store manager records a positive number to show when a deposit is made to the store's bank account and a negative number to show withdrawals. Which equation could represent how the store manager records making 3 withdrawals of $36 each?

• The store has 5 more tops than pants

• The store has 10 more skirts than pants

• The store has 15 tops

• The store has 25 pairs of pants

Andrew buys three 5.7-pound bags of apples and one bag of oranges. If the total weight of the apples and oranges is 21.5 pounds, how many pounds does one bag of oranges weigh?

Last month, an investor's stock portfolio was worth $46,950. The value of the stock portfolio fell by $2,388.50 each week for four weeks. What is the value of the stock portfolio at the end of the 4 weeks?

• $56,504

• $44,562

• $37,396

• $9,554

Angelo has $5.50 for lunch. He guys a cookie for $1.05 and a drink for 1.45. How much money does Angelo have left?

• $2.50

• $3.00

• $1.25

• $4.00

Nik brought a bag of candy to school. He started with 50 pieces, but gave out 15 pieces to EACH of his TWO friends. His nice math teacher gave Nik 3 pieces of candy. How much does he have now?

• 37 pieces

• 10 pieces

• 0 pieces

• 23 pieces

Aryon has $20. He buys 2 Cokes that each cost $1.50. He also buys a sandwich for $5.50 and a bag of chips that costs $2.25. After Aryon pays for his lunch, how much money does he have left?

• $10

• $10.75

• $9.25

• $0

Ms. Hockless is trying to do a math problem that involves fractions but needs help. What would be a good way to show her?

• Convert the fractions to decimals by dividing numerator by the denominator and then solve

• Just add all the numbers on the fractions together

• Convert all of the fractions to percents and then solve

• Draw pictures of the fractions and just make a good guess at the answer