Rational Numbers Word Problems

The temperature on a cold winter day starts out at 10 degrees, but it drops rapidly 24 degrees due to a strong cold front moving in.  What is the current temperature?

• 14
• 34
• -14
• -34

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

Your bank account balance is -$31.00. You then get paid $195 for work this week before paying your cellphone bill of $75.  How much money remains in your account?

• $-89.00
• $51.00
• $301.00
• $89.00

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Chris had 25 marbles in his collection. He gave 2/5 of his marbles away to his friends. How many marbles did Chris give away? 

• 15
• 10
• 25
• 1

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CCSS.5.NF.B.4

CCSS.5.NF.B.5

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

How many 2/3 ounce packages of pistachios can be made with 64 ounces of pistachios?

• 82 packages
• 78 packages
• 94 packages
• 96 packages

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Tori is making a fruit pizza for her mother's birthday.  She is halving the recipe.  Suppose 1/2 cup of kiwifruit is needed in the original recipe.  How much kiwifruit is needed for Tori's fruit pizza?

• 1 cup
• 4 cups
• 1/4 cup
• 1/3 cup

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CCSS.5.NF.B.4

CCSS.5.NF.B.5

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

The area of a square is found by squaring the length of one of the sides.  Suppose a side of a square patio has a length of 12.3 feet.  What is the area of the top of the patio?

• 49.4 sqft
• 152.16 sqft
• 49.2 sqft
• 151.29 sqft

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.5

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Brady has a box of crackers that weigh 16.8 ounces.  Suppose he is going to share the box equally among himself and three friends.  How many ounces of crackers will each person have?

• 4.2 oz
• 4.4 oz
• 4.0 oz
• 5.4 oz

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

The North Andover Swimming Club swam 45 laps this past week.  3/5 of the laps were the back stroke while the remainder were the breast stroke.  How many strokes were the breast stroke?

• 24 strokes
• 18 strokes
• 20 strokes
• 16 strokes

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CCSS.5.NF.B.4

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Joe went scuba diving. He descended down to 5 feet below sea level, stopped, then went down another 20 feet. What is Joe's level?

• 25 feet

• -15 feet

• 15 feet

• -25 feet

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

-4.5 is an example of what kind of number?

• whole number

• integer

• rational number

• irrational number

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6