Week 11 Word Problems with Rational Numbers

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

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

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

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Nik brought a bag of candy to school. He started with 50 pieces, but gave out 15 pieces to EACH of his TWO friends. His nice math teacher gave Nik 3 pieces of candy. How much does he have now?

• 37 pieces

• 10 pieces

• 0 pieces

• 23 pieces

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

The temperature on a cold winter day starts out at 10 degrees, but it drops rapidly 24 degrees due to a strong cold front moving in.  What is the current temperature?

• 14
• 34
• -14
• -34

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.5

A sprinkler was -8 feet below ground level. Mr. S has a machine that digs - 2 feet at a time. How many digs does he need to make in order to reach the sprinkler?

• 4
• -4
• 16
• -16

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

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.6.NS.B.3

CCSS.6.NS.C.5

The temperature drops 2 degrees per hour for 3 hours.  Which of the following expressions does NOT describe the change in temperature?

• -2(3)
• (-2) + (-2) + (-2)
• (2)(3)
• -2-2-2

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.A.4

CCSS.6.NS.C.5

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.5.NBT.A.3

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7