Rational Number Word Problems

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

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

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

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

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

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Chris decided to do his history homework a little bit each night. On the first night he did 1/5 of the homework, the second night he completed 1/4 of the homework, and the third night he worked 1/2 of the homework. How much of the homework has Chris completed?

• 19/20 or .95

• 1/2 or .5

• 1/3 or .33

• 1/10 or .1

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Ms. Sublett's math class is putting three numbers (0.3, 1/4, and 20%) in order from least to greatest. Which answer is correct?

• 1/4, 20%, 0.3

• 0.3, 20%, 1/4

• 20%, 1/4, 0.3

• 0.3, 1/4, 20%

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.A.3

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

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

Sammy has 2 ²/₃ Hershey bars to share with 4 of her friends.  How much of a Hershey bar will each of her 4 friends receive?

• ¹/₃ Hershey bar each
• ⁵/₃ Hershey bar each
• ²/₃ Hershey bar each
• 1 ³/₄ Hershey bar each

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Hailey bought a 9 ft piece of ribbon that she will cut into 2/3 ft long pieces. How many 2/3 ft pieces can Hailey cut?

• 13 1/2 
• 6
• 9
• 14

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.4

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

Valeria spent all her allowance on candy. She spent $8.45 on chocolate, $5.60 on gum, and $6.85 on jelly beans. She had $1.25 left. How much was her allowance?

• $19.65

• $20.90

• $22.15

• $24.50

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

The temperature was 80 degrees in the afternoon.  It was 50 degrees in the evening.  How much did the temperature change?

• 25 degrees
• 30 degrees
• 130 degrees
• 20 degrees

Tags

CCSS.5.MD.A.1