Solving Multi-Step Rational Problems for Grade 7

A recipe requires 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total?

• 5 cups

• 10 cups

• 7.5 cups

• 2 cups

A car travels 150.5 miles on 5.5 gallons of gas. What is the car's miles per gallon (MPG)?

• 22.8 MPG

• 27.36 MPG

• 30.2 MPG

• 25.5 MPG

Sarah has $50. She buys 3 books for $12.75 each. How much money does she have left after her purchase?

• $11.75

• $15.00

• $25.00

• $30.50

A tank can hold 40 liters of water. If it is currently filled with 15.5 liters, how many more liters are needed to fill the tank?

• 24.5 liters

• 20 liters

• 35 liters

• 30 liters

A store is having a sale where you can buy 2 shirts for $25. If you want to buy 5 shirts, how much will you spend?

• $75.00

• $50.00

• $40.00

• $62.50

A gardener plants 12.5 rows of flowers, with each row containing 8.5 flowers. How many flowers did the gardener plant in total?

• 120.75

• 106.25

• 100

• 90.5

A recipe calls for 1.75 cups of sugar. If you want to make half of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 2 cups

• 1.5 cups

• 1 cup

• 0.875 cups

A train travels 120.5 miles in 2.5 hours. What is the average speed of the train in miles per hour?

• 50 miles per hour

• 60 miles per hour

• 45 miles per hour

• 48.2 miles per hour

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left?

• 1/2

• 3/8

• 7/8

• 5/8

A swimming pool is filled with 250 gallons of water. If 75 gallons are drained, how many gallons remain in the pool?

• 150 gallons

• 175 gallons

• 200 gallons

• 100 gallons