Solving Mathematical and Real-World Problems Involving All Forms of Rational Numbers

Peyton ran 3 5/8 miles and Grant ran 5 1/3 miles.  About how many more miles did Grant run?

• 1 17/24 miles

• 1 3/4 miles

• 2 7/24 miles

Jennifer bought 3.4 pounds of apples. She paid $.89 per pound.  How much did Jennifer pay for the apples? Round to the nearest hundredth.

• $3.00

• $3.02

• $3.01

• $3.03

Ms. Allen purchased a car for $18,799. The original price of the car was $2,799 more than Ms. Allen´s purchase price. Which is the best estimate of the original price of the car?

• $21,000

• $22,000

• $25,000

• $26,000

Rob hikes 2.89 miles every day for one week straight. At the end of the week, about how many miles did he hike in total?

Kathy wanted to buy a purse for $14.95 and a new poster for $23.95. She had $40.00 with her. Was that enough to buy the purse and the poster?

• Yes, because she only needed $39.8

• No, because she needed $42.60

• Yes, because she only needed $38.9

• No, because she needed $41.65

Jake added 1/8 cup of sunflower seeds and 4/5 cup of banana chips to his sundae. Which is the best estimate of the total amount of toppings Jake added to his sundae?

• about 2 cups

• about 1 cup

• about 1 1/2 cups

• about 1/2 cup

Amanda picked 3/5 pound of blueberries at her local farm yesterday. She used 3/8 pound of blueberries. Today she picked 4/5 pound of blueberries. About how many pounds of blueberries does Amanda have now?

• 1/5 pound

• 1/2 pound

• 1 pound

• 1 1/2 pound

The fuel tank in Mr. Swenson’s car holds 16.5 gallons of fuel. The car consumes 1 gallon of fuel for each 24.3 miles driven. Mr. Swenson started a trip of 250 miles with a full tank of fuel. About how much fuel remained at the end of the trip?

• 5 gallons

• 6.5 gallons

• 7.5 gallons

• 10 gallons

• 4

• 3

• 5

• 6

Ms. Chaney had $565.26 in her bank account. She spent $78.95 at TJ Maxx. Estimate how much money Ms. Chaney has left in her bank account.

• 486.31

• $500

• $490

• $480