Rational Number Word Problems

Jaxon is going fishing. A fish is hooked at 20 feet below sea level. Jaxon is sitting on a dock at 5 feet above sea level.

Write an expression that shows the distance the fish will travel to reach Jaxon.

Answer explanation

It is asking about a distance, so the expression needs to be within absolute value symbols- can be made by pressing Shift+\

Drew owes his friend $12 for dinner. However, Drew just received $25 from his grandparents for his birthday. Write and expression that shows the net change in Drew's finances.

Anna Cate's volleyball team won their first set by 8 points, lost the second set by 2 points, and won the third set by 4 points. If she combined all of their points, what would be the difference between her team's total points and her opponent's total points?

Cora lives by the beach, but her family is taking a trip to the mountains. Her house is 15 feet above sea level, but their rental home is 2200 feet above sea level. How far is the height of her house to the height of the rental home?

Jaiden ran a 100 yard dash three times and took the average of his times. His times were 12.7, 11.2 and 11.8 seconds. On average, how long does it take him to run a 100 yard dash?

Maya is updating her house, and right now her focus is on repainting the walls. She is using 4 different colors throughout the house. She used 1/3 of a gallon of burgundy paint, 7/8 of a gallon of a light beige paint, two 1/4 gallons of sky blue paint, and 1 3/4 gallons of lavender paint. In total, how many gallons did she use to paint the walls in her house?

Write your answer as a mixed number.

Raegan was playing a game where catching a fish in her basket adds 10 points to her score. If she catches a crab, she loses 5 points. What is her point total if she catches 2 fish and 5 crabs?

A football team gained 3 yards on the first play, lost 5 yards on the second play, then gained 9 yards on the third play. What is the total change in yards?

During summer, the height of the water in a pool decreases by 4 inches every week due to evaporation. What is the change in the height of the water over a six week period?

On a certain day, the temperature changed at a rate of -3ºF per hour. How long did it take for the change in temperature to be -36ºF?