Multistep Problems With Rational Numbers

Shana bought a hamburger for $4.25, two hot dogs for $2.50 each, a large order of fries for $2.95, and one medium soda for $2.15. If Shana paid with a $20.00 bill, how much change did she receive?

• $5.65

• $8.15

• $11.85

• $14.35

Mr. Parker had $86 to buy school supplies for his class. He bought 32 boxes of pencils and 32 packages of notebook paper. Each package of paper cost $1.09, and each box of pencils cost $0.75. How much money did Mr. Parker have left?

• $27.12

• $58.88

• $58

• $588.80

There are 20 cars in a parking lot.

Geico provides insurance to 3/5 of the cars.

AllState provides insurance to one-tenth of the cars.

State Farm provides insurance to the remaining cars.

How many cars in this parking lot does State Farm provide insurance to?

• 20

• 12

• 6

• 14

Carlos uses a cleaner after working in his garage. The bottle contains 64.2 mL of cleaner. He used 5.8 mL of the cleaner on Monday. On Tuesday, he used half of the remaining cleaner on a chemical spill. On Wednesday, he used 3.9 mL of the cleaner in the bottle. How many mL of cleaner did Carlos have left on Thursday?

• 58.4

• 29.2

• 25.3

• 12.15

Landon walks up to a tank of water that can hold up to 10 gallons. When Landon first sees the tank it contains 7 gallons. After 3 minutes the level is 5 gallons. How many minutes BEFORE Landon arrived was the tank completely full?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Francisco’s recipe for cookies calls for 3/4 cup of sugar, 2 1/2 cup of flour, and 3 eggs. If he wants to use half as much sugar and then triple the recipe size, how much sugar will he need?

• 1 1/8 cups

• 2 1/4 cups

• 7 1/2 cups

• 4 1/2

Ben earns $9 per hour and $6 for each delivery he makes. He wants to earn more than $155 in an 8-hour workday.What is the LEAST number of deliveries he musts make to reach his goal?

• 11

• 12

• 13

• 14

• A

• B

• C

• D

Francisco’s recipe for cookies calls for 3/4 cup of sugar, 2 1/2 cup of flour, and 3 eggs. If he wants to use half as much sugar and then triple the recipe size, how much sugar will he need?

• 1 1/8 cups

• 2 1/4 cups

• 7 1/2 cups

• 4 1/2