Real-Life Word Problems with Rational Numbers

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make 4 batches of the recipe, how many cups of sugar do you need in total?

• 1 1/3 cups

• 3 cups

• 4 cups

• 2 2/3 cups

A car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas. How many miles can it travel per gallon?

• 30 miles per gallon

• 40 miles per gallon

• 25 miles per gallon

• 35 miles per gallon

A student scored 3/4 on a test. If the test was out of 80 points, how many points did the student earn?

• 70

• 60

• 40

• 50

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left?

• 7/8

• 3/8

• 5/8

• 1/2

A runner completes a 5/8 mile lap in 4 minutes. How long would it take to complete 3 laps?

• 8 minutes

• 12 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 10 minutes

A bottle contains 1/2 liter of juice. If you pour it into 4 glasses equally, how much juice is in each glass?

• 1/2 liter

• 1/16 liter

• 1/8 liter

• 1/4 liter

A gardener plants 2/5 of a garden with tomatoes. If the garden is 50 square feet, how many square feet are planted with tomatoes?

• 15 square feet

• 10 square feet

• 20 square feet

• 25 square feet

A recipe requires 1/4 cup of oil. If you want to triple the recipe, how much oil do you need?

• 2/4 cup of oil

• 1 cup of oil

• 1/2 cup of oil

• 3/4 cup of oil

A book costs $12.50. If you buy 3 books, how much will you spend in total?

• $45.00

• $37.50

• $30.00

• $25.00

A class has 24 students, and 1/3 of them are girls. How many girls are in the class?

• 6

• 10

• 12

• 8