Rational Number Word Problems

A pitcher contains  3  1/2 quarts of milk.  Gabrielle pours 1.875 quarts into a smaller pitcher.  How many quarts of milk are left in the first pitcher?

• 1  3/4  quarts

• 1  5/8  quarts

• 1  1/4  quarts

• 4  3/4  quarts

3/7  of 8th graders in Madisonville play sports.  If 3/5 of the 8th graders that play sports are boys, what fraction of 8th grade boys play sports?

• 6/12

• 36/35

• 9/35

• 3/5

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

• $813.98

• $263.42

• $539.78

• $345.98

Jacob ran  4  3/5  miles on Monday, 4.5 miles on Tuesday, and  3  3/5 miles on Wednesday.  How many total miles did John run?

• 12  26/50  miles

• 12  7/10  miles

• 11  7/12  miles

• 12  miles

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

• A

• B

• C

• D

One weekend, Latoya and Tyler mowed lawns to earn spending money. Together, they earned $13.50 an hour for 8 hours of work. Each received half the total earnings. If Latoya then spent $18 on a video game, how much money did she have left?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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

In Tim's class of 25 students, 15 of the students traveled outside of Texas.  Which number does NOT represent the part of the class that has traveled outside of Texas.

• 10/15

• 60%

• 0.6

• 3/5