Rational Application

Janice at 3/4 of her Halloween candy by the end of the first week. By the end of the next day, she had eaten 1/10 more. What fraction of the candy is left?

• 5/7
• 3/20
• 17/20
• 2/7

A classroom is 20 feet wide. To center a 5  1/2 foot Promethean Board, how far from the walls should the board be?

• 14  1/2
• 7  3/4
• 7  1/4
• 7  1/2

Jacob hiked for 2  2/3 hours at a rate of 3 miles per hour. How far did he hike?

• 6  2/3 miles
• 8 miles
• 24 miles
• 1  1/8 miles

A serving of turkey is 3/8 of a pound. How many servings does 15 pound turkey provide?

• 40 servings
• 5  5/8 sevings
• 6 servings
• 45 servings

Michelle poured 9 glasses  of lemonade from a 2 quart pitcher (8 cups). How much lemonade is in each glass? 

• 8/9 cup
• 1  1/8 cup
• 1  7/9 cup
• 2 cups

Jessica’s mom made 13½  servings of pasta for Christmas. Jessica ate 1¾ servings and her brother ate 2 ¼ servings. How many servings are left for the rest of the family? 
Write an expression and do two at a time, from left to right!!

• 9 ½ 
• 14
• 8 ½ 
• 6

What expression is used to represent the following word problem.  “ John flew a kite that rose 22 ½ feet the first 5 seconds. Then, the kite descended 11 ²/₃ feet but again rose 3 feet shortly after.” 

• 22 ½ - 11²/₃  - 3
• -22 ½ + 11²/₃  + 3
• 22 ½ + 11²/₃  + 3
• 22½ -  11²/₃  + 3 

A store owner has 7.11 lbs. of candy. If she puts the candy into 9 jars, how much candy will each jar contain?

• 63.99 lbs
• 1.89 lbs
• 16.11 lbs
• 0.79 lbs

Mr. White had 20 pieces of metal that were all the same length. If each piece of metal was 3 1/5 inches long and he put them side by side, what would be the total length of all the pieces together? 

• 64 inches
• 32 inches
• 64/5
• 3 5/9

If gas is $2.25 per gallon, how much will it cost to fill a tank that holds 11.9 gallons of fuel?

• $26.76
• $26.77
• $26.78
• $26.79