Rational Problems Word Problems

A 21-foot long rope is cut into 3/8-foot pieces. Which expression finds the number of pieces?

• 21 ÷ 3/8

• 21 × 3/8

• 3/8 ÷ 21

• 21 − 3/8

Zavier, Adiel, Stacy and Russell share three bags of candy equally.  What fraction of a bag does each boy get?

• 3/4 bag

• 4/3 bags

• 3/7 bags

• 1 and ⅓ bags

There are 12 yards of fabric. Each pillow uses 2/3 yard. How many pillows can be made?

• 8 pillows

• 12 pillows

• 18 pillows

Bradley had 1/2 of a pizza pie left over from a party. The next day he ate 3/5 of his leftovers. How much pizza did he eat the next day?

• 4/7

• 3/10

• 4/5

• 3/7

Two-thirds of the students in your class are boys. One-eighth of the boys play soccer. What fraction of the kids in your class are boys who play soccer? 

• 3/11

• 1/4

• 1/12

• 1/5

Which scenario can be represented by 10 ÷ ⅕ ?

• Franny has a piece of ribbon that is 10 inches long.  She cuts it into 5 pieces.

• Franny has a piece of ribbon that is 10 inches long.  She cuts it into pieces that are 1/5 in long.

• Franny has a piece of ribbon that is 1/5 inch long.  She cuts it into 10 pieces.

• Franny has 10 pieces of ribbon.  Each piece is 1/5 inch long.  

How many 0.25 pound hamburgers can be made from 2.5 pounds of ground beef?

• 10 hamburgers

• 12 hamburgers

• 8 hamburgers

• 27 hamburgers

Joseph has 3 plants that he waters every day. Each plant requires 1.25 cups of water daily. How many cups of water does Joseph use to water his plants for seven days?

• 3.75

• 21.95

• 26.25

• 22.25

Ace ran the same distance each day for 6 days. If he ran a total of 9.6 miles, how far did he run each day?

Jaci purchased 5 pounds of bananas at the store last week. Bananas cost $0.39 per pound. What is the total cost of the bananas Jaci purchased before tax?

• $2.00

• $ 1.90

• $ 1.95

• $ 2.25