7.3B Word Problems with Rational Numbers

I bought 10 tickets for $9.25 each to go the new Star Wars movie. If I had a $100 bill, do I have enough money to pay for all the tickets?

• Yes, and I have $7.50 left

• No, I need a lot more money than that!

• Yes, I have $6.50 left

• Are you kidding? There are no tickets left for that movie!

A jug of orange juice contains 40.75 fluid ounces. It is shared equally among 5 people. How many ounces of orange juice does each person receive?

• 81.45

• 203.75

• 20.75

• 8.15

Andy, Alfredo, and Karlo go to Cinergy to the movies and to play video games. Altogether they spend $145.56. They find $20 on the floor and use that towards their bill. The rest they split it evenly. About how much money did each pay?

• $63.89

• 125.56

• $436.68

• $41.85

During 24 hours a radio station spends 1/5 of the time playing rock music, 2/3 playing hip hop, and the rest playing dance music. How much time is spent playing dance music?

• 36 hours

• 3 hours

• 16 hours

• 9 hours

A soccer ball has a diameter of 9 1/5 inches. If 13 soccer balls are lined up side by side. How much distance will it cover?

• 23 1/2

• 119 3/5

• 77 1/3

• 107 2/3

Tina’s hand measures 1/3 foot long. Tim’s hand measures 1/4 foot long. How much longer is Tina’s hand than Tim’s hand?

• 1/4 foot
• 7/12 foot
• 1/12 foot
• 1/7 foot

Gretchen spends 1/2 an hour grooming Hobo and 1/3 of an hour riding Hobo. How much time did she spend with Hobo?

• ⅖ hours
• ⅚ hours
• ⅔ hours
• ⅜ hours

The 17 students on the math team want to raise $483.62 to buy practice books.  They have already raised $218.25.  If each student raises the same amount, how much more money must each student raise?

• $15.61
• $12.84
• $28.45
• $41.29

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

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