Multi Step Word Problems with Rational Numbers

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• 1_1/15
• -1_1/15
• 2/5
• -2/5

• 2_23/36
• -2_23/36
• 1_23/36
• -1_23/36

David and Wayne went to lunch at a cafe. They ordered a spinach salad for $7.45, a tuna sandwich for $7.30, and 2 glasses of lemonade for $0.95 each. The tax was $1.65. They gave the waiter $20.00. How much change should they have received?

• $18.30

• $2.40

• $3.25

• $1.70

• A

• B

• C

• D

Mark bought a tablet that was 4/5 of it’s original price. The original price of the tablet was $395. What is the price of the table?

• $79

• $120

• $316

• $300

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• B

• C

• D

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• D

An art teacher had 237 colored pencils left over from last year. This year, he bought 26 boxes of colored pencils that had 16 pencils in each. He also bought 15 boxes that had 54 pencils in each. Finally, when he was sorting the pencils, 19 rolled under the cabinet and were lost.

Solve the following equation to determine c, the number of colored pencils the art teacher has now.

c = 237 + [ (26 ∙ 16) + (15 ∙ 54) ] – 19

• 2,179

• 187,652

• 1,444

• 183,095

Determine the distance in altitude between New Orleans, Louisiana (8.2 feet below sea level) and Rapid City, South Dakota (32.9 feet above sea level).

Which expression could you use to solve the problem?

• -8.2 + 32.9

• 8.2 / 32.9

• 32.9 - - 8.2

• -8.2 * 32.9