Rational Number Word Problems & Comparisons for Grade 6

1. Sarah has 3.5 meters of ribbon. She uses 1.2 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 1.5 meters

• 2.3 meters

• 3.0 meters

• 2.0 meters

2. A recipe calls for 2.25 cups of flour. If you only have 1.75 cups, how much more do you need?

• 1.00 cups

• 0.50 cups

• 2.00 cups

• 0.75 cups

3. Tom ran 4.6 kilometers on Monday and 3.8 kilometers on Tuesday. How much farther did he run on Monday than Tuesday?

• 2.4 kilometers

• 0.8 kilometers

• 3.0 kilometers

• 1.2 kilometers

4. A tank holds 15.5 liters of water. If it currently has 9.3 liters, how much more water is needed to fill it?

• 7.0 liters

• 5.5 liters

• 6.2 liters

• 8.0 liters

5. Lisa scored 88.5 points in her first game and 92.3 points in her second game. Which game did she score higher in and by how much?

• Lisa scored higher in her second game by 3.8 points.

• Lisa scored the same in both games.

• Lisa scored higher in her second game by 4.5 points.

• Lisa scored higher in her first game by 3.8 points.

6. A car travels 12.4 miles on 0.5 gallons of gas. How many miles can it travel on 2 gallons?

• 60.2 miles

• 49.6 miles

• 36.4 miles

• 24.8 miles

7. If a book costs $12.75 and you have $10.50, how much more money do you need to buy the book?

• $3.50

• $1.75

• $2.25

• $4.00

8. A swimming pool is filled to 7.2 feet deep. If the depth decreases to 5.5 feet, how much water has been lost?

• 6.5 feet

• 2.5 feet

• 4.0 feet

• 1.7 feet

9. Mark has 2.5 kilograms of apples. He gives away 0.75 kilograms. How many kilograms does he have left?

• 1.75 kilograms

• 1.5 kilograms

• 3 kilograms

• 2.25 kilograms

10. A bottle contains 1.5 liters of juice. If you pour out 0.6 liters, how much juice remains in the bottle?

• 1.2 liters

• 1.0 liters

• 0.9 liters

• 0.5 liters