Math 7.CE.1a

Math 7.CE.1a
The student will estimate, solve, and justify solutions to multi step contextual problems

involving operations with rational numbers.

By Julie White

Rational Number Word Problems

Remember your steps
1. Read the whole problem!
2. What is it asking for?
3. Find key words/phrases to write the equation
4. Solve the equation
5. Check your answer. Does it make sense?

• Decreased by

• Diminished by

• Subtract

• Reduce

• Difference

• Less than

• From

​Subtraction

• And

• Sum

• Add

• Made larger

• In excess

• Greater

• More than

Addition

Key Words

Multipliction

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• Product

• Times

• Multiplied by

• Doubled, tripled, etc.

• Times as much

• Percent of

Division

• ​Per

• Quotient

• divided into

• even groups
  

Multiple Select

Aolani overdrew her checking account by $10. She later wrote a check for $40. What does her bank account look like now? Check all that apply

• 10 - 40 = -30

• -10 - 40 = -50

• 10 + (-40) = -30

• -10 + (-40) = -50

Multiple Select

Daniel had $85. Later that day he withdrew $15. How much money does Daniel now have? Check all that apply

• -85 - 15 = -100

• 85 - 15 = 70

• 85 + (-15) = 70

• -85 + (-15) = -100

Fill in the Blanks

A car is traveling at a speed of 65 mph. The car slows down 18 mph because of traffic, and then increases its speed by 13 mph. What is the car's speed now?

Multiple Choice

Suppose $700 is being deducted each month to pay the mortgage. After six months, how much money has been taken out of the pay for the mortgage?

• $4200
• $-4,200
• $116.66
• $-166.66

Multiple Choice

A room is 3.4 m wide and 2.6 m long. What is the perimeter of the room?

• 6 m
• 6 m²
• 12 m
• 12 m²

Multiple Choice

Hidden Treasure Island is about 12 miles long.  Audree has a map of the island.  If the scale on the map is 1 inch = 1/2 mile, what is the length of the island on Audree's map?

• 6 miles
• 24 inches
• 6 inches
• 24 miles

Multiple Choice

Jacob ran  4  3/5  miles on Monday, 4.5 miles on Tuesday, and  3  3/5 miles on Wednesday.  How many total miles did John run?

• 12  26/50  miles
• 12  7/10  miles
• 11  7/12  miles
• 12  miles

Multiple Choice

A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar and 1/3 cup of cinnamon. What is the measure of the two ingredients combined?

• 5/6 cup
• 2/5 cup
• 1/6 cup
• 1/5 cup