SOL Review: 6.5(b&c) - Word Problems

Look at the measuring cups. How many  $\frac{3}{4}$  cup servings are in 3 cups of cereal?

• 12

• 9

• 4

• 3

Which examples show 12 servings of chocolate covered raisins?

• 2 lbs of chocolate covered raisins split into $\frac{1}{3}$ lb servings

• 6 lbs of chocolate covered raisins split into $\frac{1}{2}$ lb servings

• 3 lbs of chocolate covered raisins split into $\frac{1}{4}$ lb servings

• 4 lbs of chocolate covered raisins split into $\frac{1}{6}$ lb servings

Heather is making pudding for her family. Part of the recipe calls for a mixture of whole milk and buttermilk. She pours  $3\ \frac{1}{4}$   cups of whole milk and  $2\ \frac{1}{3}$  cups of buttermilk into a 5 cup container and the mixture overflows. She remembered the mixture filling up the container perfectly before and realizes she used too much whole milk. How much extra whole milk did she pour into the mixture? Express your answer in simplest fraction form.

Look at the table. Which student has the most rope?

• Carol

• Tommy

• Zach

• Brian

Look at the table. Jarod took his brother to the movies at 3pm. They both had a medium drink and a small popcorn. If he gave the cashier $50, what change did he receive?

• $28.25

• $22.80

• $27.20

• $21.70

Jimmy works at a sandwich shop and makes $7.50 per hour. If Jimmy works 6 hours per day, about how many days does Jimmy need to work to make at least $400?

• 7 days

• 6 days

• 8 days

• 9 days

The local cable company charges a base rate of $49.95 a month and a usage fee of $0.04 per hour. What is the monthly bill if a customer watched a total of 87 hours for the month?

• $53.43

• $3.48

• $52.95

• $84.75