WorksheetsSolving Real-Life Problems with Rational Equations
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If a customer paid $70, how many miles did they drive?
50 miles
100 miles
200 miles
150 miles
A tank can be filled by two pipes. Pipe A can fill the tank in 4 hours, while Pipe B can fill it in 6 hours. If both pipes are opened together, how long will it take to fill the tank?
3 hours
5 hours
2.4 hours
1.5 hours
A recipe requires 3/4 cup of sugar for every 2 cups of flour. If you want to use 5 cups of flour, how much sugar do you need?
3 cups of sugar
1.875 cups of sugar
1.5 cups of sugar
2.5 cups of sugar
A swimming pool is being filled with water. The pool can hold 1200 gallons, and it is currently filled with 300 gallons. If water is added at a rate of 15 gallons per minute, how long will it take to fill the pool?
45 minutes
90 minutes
120 minutes
60 minutes
A store is having a sale where a shirt is marked down to $24 from its original price. If the discount was 20%, what was the original price of the shirt?
28
20
30
25
A cyclist travels at a speed of 12 miles per hour. If they ride for 1.5 hours, how far will they have traveled?
15 miles
12 miles
18 miles
24 miles
A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of oil for every 1/2 cup of vinegar. If you want to use 1 cup of vinegar, how much oil do you need?
1 and 1/3 cups of oil
3/4 cup of oil
1 cup of oil
2 cups of oil
A water tank is being filled at a rate of 10 liters per minute. If the tank has a capacity of 500 liters, how long will it take to fill the tank?
30 minutes
100 minutes
70 minutes
50 minutes
A car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas. How many miles can it travel on 8 gallons of gas?
300 miles
200 miles
180 miles
240 miles
A school is planning a field trip and needs to rent buses. Each bus can hold 40 students. If there are 150 students going, how many buses are needed?
3
5
6
4
