Multi Step Rational Number Word Problems

15 How many inches were cut?

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Sophie went to the lake with her family. First, they spent 1 1/4 hours fishing. Then, they spent twice as much time swimming. How much time did they spend fishing and swimming in all?

Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or mixed number. Simplify any fractions.

Kelly made fruit punch to serve at a party for her chess team. She mixed 1 2/5 liters of cranberry juice and 1 3/5 liters of pineapple juice together. Then, she split the fruit punch evenly among 9 glasses. How much fruit punch did Kelly pour into each glass? Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or mixed number. Simplify any fractions.

Paul runs a small farm. After the last harvest, he weighed the amount of squash he collected. He had 42.2 total pounds of green and yellow squash. If yellow squash made up 1/5 of the harvest by weight, how many pounds of green squash did he have?

Write your answer as a whole number, decimal, fraction, or mixed number. Simplify any fractions.

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Sean goes to Bill's Candy Shop where you can buy candy by the pound. He buys 2.5 pounds of Gummy worms, which cost $.98 per pound; 0.8 pounds of candy-coated chocolate eggs, which cost $2.40 per pound; and a giant-sized Hersey bar for $2.13. How much did Sean spend altogether?

• $6.60

• $5.40

• $5.25

• $8.81

You are on a roller coaster that begins 1/5 mile above ground. The roller coaster descends 1/2 mile. What is the roller coaster's new location after descending?

Which expression could you use to solve this problem?

• 1/5 + 1/2

• 1/5 - - 1/2

• 1/5 - 1/2

• 1/5 * 1/2

Alicia had $11.00 in her checking account.  She did a few chores and made $44.50.  She decided to pay for her and a friend to go to the movies. Each ticket cost $6.25.  How much money does she have left in her account?

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

• $813.98

• $263.42

• $539.78

• $345.98

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