Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers Word Problems

Melanie is training for a track meet. She ran 11  and 1/4 miles total, 5 days this week. How far did Melanie run each day? (First, write the problem. Then, solve). 

• 2  1/4 miles
• 56  1/4 miles
• 3 miles
• 4 miles

Alexandra made a rectangular quilt that measured 3 and 1⁄4 feet in length by 2 and 3⁄4 feet in width. What is the area?
Reminder: to find the area, multiply the length and width. 

• 8 and 15⁄16 square feet
• 8 and 5⁄6 square feet
• 8 and 10⁄12 square feet

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CCSS.5.NF.B.4B

If there were 12 people at a pizza party and each person ate 1/4 of a pizza, then how many pizzas were eaten?

• 48

• 3

• 2

• 8

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

The temperature is dropping at a rate of 2½ degrees for 4¼ hours. How much did the temperature drop?

• -8 and 1/8

• -10 and 5/8

• -1 and 7/10

• -1 and 3/4

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CCSS.7.NS.A.2A

Valerie bought a 9 ft piece of ribbon from which she wants to cut into 2/3 ft pieces. How many 2/3 ft pieces can Valerie cut?

• 13.5

• 6

• 9

• This is not possible.

A grocery store sells chicken for $3.30 per pound. What would be the cost of 2 1/2 pounds of chicken?

• $8.00

• $8.25

• $82.50

• $0.80

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A team of workers took 225.5 hours to complete a task. A smaller team of workers will complete the same task, but it will take them 1.5 times as long as it took the first team. How long will it take the smaller team to complete the job?

• 338.25 hours

• 3382.50 hours

• 33.82 hours

• 400 hours

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A puppy weighed 1.2 lbs at birth. At the end of 8 months the puppy weighed 10 3/4 times its birth weight.How many pounds did the puppy weigh at the end of 8 months?

• 9.6 pounds

• 86 pounds

• 12.9 pounds

• 64 pounds

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

A recipe for cake requires 1/3 cup of milk. Molly wants to make 4/5 of the recipe. How many cups of milk should Molly use to make the cake?

• 4/15

• 5/12

• 1/5

• 6/8

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

The candy store sells candy for $11.50 per pound. Julie buys 4 1/5 pounds of candy. How much was her total cost?

• $2.73

• $7.30

• $44.00

• $48.30

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3