Real-Life Rational Numbers: Solving Everyday Problems

A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make half of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 3 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 1.25 cups

A car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas. What is the car's miles per gallon (MPG)?

• 25 MPG

• 40 MPG

• 30 MPG

• 35 MPG

A store sells 3.75 pounds of apples for $7.50. What is the cost per pound of apples?

• $2.00

• $4.00

• $3.50

• $1.50

If a book costs $12.50 and you buy 4 books, how much do you spend in total?

• $60.00

• $45.00

• $40.00

• $50.00

A gardener plants 2.5 rows of flowers, with each row containing 8 flowers. How many flowers are planted in total?

• 24

• 16

• 18

• 20

A recipe requires 1.5 teaspoons of salt. If you want to triple the recipe, how many teaspoons of salt do you need?

• 1 teaspoon

• 4.5 teaspoons

• 3 teaspoons

• 6 teaspoons

A runner completes a 10.5-mile race in 3.5 hours. What is the average speed of the runner in miles per hour?

• 2 miles per hour

• 3 miles per hour

• 4 miles per hour

• 5 miles per hour

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

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 7/8

• 5/8

A bottle holds 1.2 liters of juice. If you pour out 0.5 liters, how much juice remains in the bottle?

• 1.0 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 0.7 liters

• 1.2 liters

A school has 240 students and 12 classes. If each class has the same number of students, how many students are in each class?

• 20

• 30

• 15

• 25