Rational Number Story 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

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

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.5.NBT.A.3

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

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.5.NBT.B.5

CCSS.5.NF.B.5

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.5.MD.C.5

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Angelo has $5.50 for lunch. He guys a cookie for $1.05 and a drink for 1.45. How much money does Angelo have left?

• $2.50

• $3.00

• $1.25

• $4.00

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Devon had his two friends over for pizza. Devon ate 1/4 of the pizza. One of his friends ate 3/8 of the pizza and the other friend ate 1/8 of the pizza. How much of the pizza is left?

• 1/4

• 1/8

• 1/3

• 1/5

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

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

Aryon has $20. He buys 2 Cokes that each cost $1.50. He also buys a sandwich for $5.50 and a bag of chips that costs $2.25. After Aryon pays for his lunch, how much money does he have left?

• $10

• $10.75

• $9.25

• $0

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7