Story Problems Rational Numbers

Your bank account balance is -$31.00. You then get paid $195 for work this week before paying your cellphone bill of $75.  How much money remains in your account?

• $-89.00

• $51.00

• $301.00

• $89.00

How many 2/3 ounce packages of pistachios can be made with 64 ounces of pistachios?

• 82 packages

• 78 packages

• 94 packages

• 96 packages

Angelo has $5.50 for lunch. He guys a cookie for $1.05 and a drink for 1.45. How much money does Angelo have left?

• $2.50

• $3.00

• $1.25

• $4.00

Mrs. Byrne is at her house. She gets in her car and drives north 3.4 miles and stops at Target. Then she turns around and drives south 6.1 miles to go to Mrs. Mangini's house. How far is Mrs. Byrne's house from Mrs. Mangini's house? HINT: Find the difference.

• 9.3 miles

• 2.7 miles

• 3.3 miles

In his garden Tim plants a tomato seed 5¼ inches below the ground. After one month the tomato plant has grown a total of 11½ in. How many inches is the plant above the ground?

• 16¾ inches

• 6½ inches

• 6¼ inches

Mrs. Byrne is at her house. She gets in her car and drives north 3.4 miles and stops at Target. Then she turns around and drives south 6.1 miles to go to Mrs. Mangini's house. How far is Mrs. Byrne's house from Mrs. Mangini's house?

• 9.3 miles

• 2.7 miles

• 3.3 miles

A worker in a silver mine descends 60 feet. Use an integer to represent the change in the worker's position.

• 60

• −60 feet

• 60 feet

• −60

A sprinkler was -8 feet below ground level. Mr. S has a machine that digs - 2 feet at a time. How many digs does he need to make in order to reach the sprinkler?

• 4

• -4

• 16

• -16

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

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