Rational Number Comparisons: Word Problems Challenge

Lily has 3/4 of a pizza left, and Tom has 2/3 of a pizza left. Who has more pizza left?

• Lily has less pizza left.

• Tom has more pizza left.

• Lily has more pizza left.

• They have the same amount of pizza left.

A bottle contains 1.5 liters of juice, and another bottle contains 1.25 liters. How much more juice is in the first bottle?

• 0.5 liters

• 0.25 liters

• 1.75 liters

• 1 liter

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Sarah ran 2.5 miles, while Jake ran 2.75 miles. Who ran farther and by how much?

• Sarah ran farther by 0.25 miles.

• They both ran the same distance.

• Jake ran farther by 0.25 miles.

• Jake ran 2 miles, so he ran farther.

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar, but Maria only has 1/3 cup. How much more sugar does she need to meet the recipe?

• 1/3 cup

• 1/6 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

In a race, Anna finished in 3/5 of an hour, while Ben finished in 2/3 of an hour. Who finished first?

• Ben

• Both finished at the same time

• Anna and Ben finished together

• Anna

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.A.2

A garden has 1.2 meters of flowers and 1.5 meters of vegetables. How much more vegetable space is there than flower space?

• 0.5 meters

• 0.3 meters

• 1.0 meters

• 1.2 meters

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

A book has 3/8 of its pages read by Emily and 1/2 of its pages read by Mark. Who has read more pages?

• Mark has read more pages.

• Emily has read more pages.

• Both have read the same number of pages.

• Neither has read any pages.

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.A.2

During a sale, a shirt costs $15.75 and a pair of pants costs $18.50. How much more do the pants cost than the shirt?

• $4.00

• $1.25

• $2.75

• $3.50

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A tank holds 4.5 gallons of water, and currently, it has 3.75 gallons. How much more water is needed to fill the tank?

• 2 gallons

• 1 gallon

• 0.75 gallons

• 0.5 gallons

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

In a class, 2/5 of the students are girls and 3/10 are boys. Are there more girls or boys in the class?

• There are more boys than girls in the class.

• There are more girls than boys in the class.

• The number of girls and boys is equal.

• There are no girls in the class.