Multiply Divide Rational Numbers Word Problems

Rosemary ran 2/3 of mile.

Sophie ran 3 times as far. How far did Sophie run?

• 6/3 miles

• 2 miles

• 3 miles

• 4 miles

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

There are 9 people at a party, each person wants pizza. Only 4/6 of a pizza is left. How much pizza will each person get if they split it evenly?

• 4/54

• 4/15

• 2/27

• 36/6

Mrs. Neilson bought a watermelon from C&C Farms.  It weighed 10.25 pounds. If she cut it into 5 pieces, how many pounds did each piece weigh?

• .25

• .05

• .15

• .5

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

June has 1.32 pounds of candy. She wants to share it equally with herself and 3 friends. how much candy will each person receive? 

• 0.33

• 0.44

• 3.96

• 5.28

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Brynlee is selling pies for a band fundraiser.  They make $5.50 profit for every pie they sell.  How many must they sell in order to make a profit of at least $100?

• 19 pies

• 18 pies

• 550 pies

• 100 pies

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

A railroad construction crew can lay 1 1/4 mile of track in one day. At that rate, how many days will it take to lay 10 miles of track?

• 8 days

• 12 1/2 days

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

Darren worked 16 hours last week. This week, he will work 1.3 times as many hours. How many hours will Larry work this week?

• 20.8

• 208

• 2.80

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

-8/-2

• 2

• -6

• 4

• -4

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CCSS.7.NS.A.2A

CCSS.7.NS.A.2B

After a pizza party there are 4 2/3 pizzas left over. If the pizzas are divided so that party goers can take home 1/6 of a pizza, how many guests can take home pizza?

• 26 guests

• 28 guests

• 8 guests

• 33 guests

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Sandy uses ⅛ of a pound of chocolate chips in each batch of cookies she makes. Yesterday Sandy used ⅘ of a pound to make all her batches. How many batches of cookies did Sandy make?

• 4/40

• 1/10

• 6⅖

• 5⅓

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1