SOL 7.CE.1 Pratical Problems with Rational Numbers

Rebecca had -$20.00 in her checking account. She

did a few chores and made $68.50. She decided to

pay for her and a friend to go to the movies, and each

ticket cost $8.25. How much money does she have

left in her account?

• $72

• $32

• $65

• $93

There are 30 students on the school bus and ½ of them have their own cell phone. Of this group, ⅓ of them are allowed to use social media. How many bus riders have a cell phone and can use social media?

• 4

• 10

• 15

• 20

Tim started on his hike at an elevation of 225 feet below sea level. Throughout the hike, he ascended 2,570 feet and then descended 485 feet. At what elevation did Tim end his hike?

• 2,310 feet above sea level

• 1,860 feet above sea level

• 2,085 feet above sea level

• 1,860 feet below sea level

• $54.86

• $55.18

• $52.45

• $51.87

The seventh-graders at the middle school are going on a field trip to the zoo. They will spend 3¾ hours at the zoo. The students will need to visit six exhibits while they are there. If the time is evenly distributed, how many minutes will the students spend at each exhibit?

• 30 minutes

• 37.5 minutes

• 45 minutes

• 50 minutes

Mark owes his sister $60. He earned $140 for mowing the grass around his neighborhood over the weekend. He gave 1/5 of his earnings to a local charity and then paid his sister. Does Mark have enough to repay his sister the full amount? Why or why not?

• Yes, because after donating to charity, he still has enough to pay his sister.

• No, because after donating to charity, he doesn't have enough to pay his sister.

• Yes, because he earned more than he owes his sister.

• No, because he spent all his earnings on charity.

Joe bought a box of laundry detergent that contains 220 scoops. Each load of laundry uses 2 ½ scoops. How many loads of laundry can Joe do with this one box? The box of detergent cost $24.99. How much is he paying for each load of laundry that he washes?

• Joe can do 88 loads of laundry

• Joe can do 89 loads of laundry

• Joe can do 90 loads of laundry

• Joe can do 18 loads of laundry

An industrial factory makes 6⅔ yards of chain every minute. The cost of each yard of chain is $5.29. What is the total cost for all the chain produced in a half hour?

• $986.35

• $1047.42

• $1458.23

• $1698.36