Rational Number Word Problems

During a football game, Ryan had rushes of 12 yards, 6 yards, and 9 yard before losing 7 yards on a play.  How many total yards did he gain during the game?

• 33 yards
• 27 yards
• 20 yards
• He did not gain any yards.

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

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

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

The air temperature in the North Pole in the morning was 3 degrees Celsius.  By 10:00am the temperature dropped 12 degrees.  By noon the temperature had gone up 5 degrees.  At 3:00pm the temperature went up 9 degrees.  By nightfall the temperature had dropped 16 more degrees.  What was the temperature at the North Pole at nightfall?

• 11 degrees
• 0 degrees
• -11 degrees
• -9 degrees

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

In Tim's class of 25 students, 15 of the students traveled outside of Texas.  Which number does NOT represent the part of the class that has traveled outside of Texas.

• 10/15
• 60%
• 0.6
• 3/5

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

3/7  of 8th graders in Madisonville play sports.  If 3/5 of the 8th graders that play sports are boys, what fraction of 8th grade boys play sports?

• 6/12
• 36/35
• 9/35
• 3/5

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Mr. Smith has an account balance of -$275.78.  He deposits $539.20 into his account.  What is Mr. Smith's account balance now?

• $813.98
• $263.42
• $539.78
• $345.98

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

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

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Brynlee is selling pies for a band fundraiser.  They make $5.50 profit for every pie they sell.  How many must they sell in order to make a profit of at least $100?

• 19 pies
• 18 pies
• 550 pies
• 100 pies

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Rayce is preparing a poster board for his science fair project.  The board is 0.665 yards across.  He wants a 0.05 yard border around the edges of the poster.  What is the remaining length across the poster board for Rayce to work with after the border is added?

• 0.165
• 0.565
• 0.615
• 0.655

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A pitcher contains  3  1/2 quarts of milk.  Gabrielle pours 1.875 quarts into a smaller pitcher.  How many quarts of milk are left in the first pitcher?

• 1  3/4  quarts
• 1  5/8  quarts
• 1  1/4  quarts
• 4  3/4  quarts

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C