Addition and Subtraction Rational Word Problems

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

Mr. Smith has an account balance of -$275.78. He deposits $539.20 into his account. What is Mr. Smith's account balance now?

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

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

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Drake has -$15.50 in his bank account. In order to close his account, Brendan must bring his balance to $0. Describe how Drake can get to a balance of $0.

• Withdraw $15.50.

• Write a check for $15.50.

• Deposit $0.

• Deposit $15.50.

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1B

A room is 3.4 m wide and 2.6 m long. What is the perimeter of the room?

Angelo has $5.50 for lunch. He buys 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

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

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

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A recipe needs 3/4 cup of sugar to make a batch of brownies. If Kiki makes 2 batches and Joly makes 3 batches. How many cups of sugar do they need?

• $3\ \frac{1}{4}$

• $2\ \frac{5}{6}$

• $3\ \frac{3}{4}$

• $\frac{2}{4}$

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3