Worksheets Name
Practical Problems with Rational Numbers Class
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins Date
Instructor name: Heba Abdo
1. Shana bought a hamburger for $4.25, two hot dogs for $2.50 each, a large order of fries for $2.95,
and one medium soda for $2.15. If Shana paid with a $20.00 bill, how much change did she receive?
a) $8.15 b) $11.85
c) $14.35 d) $5.65
2. Mr. Parker had $86 to buy school supplies for his class. He bought 32 boxes of pencils and 32
packages of notebook paper. Each package of paper cost $1.09, and each box of pencils cost $0.75.
How much money did Mr. Parker have left?
a) $58.88 b) $27.12
c) $588.80 d) $58
3. There are 20 cars in a parking lot.
Geico provides insurance to 3/5 of the cars.
AllState provides insurance to one-tenth of the cars.
State Farm provides insurance to the remaining cars.
How many cars in this parking lot does State Farm provide insurance to?
a) 14 b) 20
c) 6 d) 12
4. Carlos uses a cleaner after working in his garage. The bottle contains 64.2 mL of cleaner. He used 5.8
mL of the cleaner on Monday. On Tuesday, he used half of the remaining cleaner on a chemical spill.
On Wednesday, he used 3.9 mL of the cleaner in the bottle. How many mL of cleaner did Carlos have
left on Thursday?
a) 58.4 b) 12.15
c) 25.3 d) 29.2
5.
Marvin had 2 spools of thread. Each spool contained 10 12 yards of thread. Marvin used 4 yards
from each spool. How many yards of thread did Marvin have left?
a) 8 yds b) 2.5 yds
c) 13 yds d) 20.5 yds
6. One weekend, Latoya and Tyler mowed lawns to earn spending money. They are paid as a team
$13.50 an hour. They worked for 8 hours. Each received half the total earnings. If Latoya then spent
$18 on a video game, how much money did she have left?
a) $54 b) $36
c) $90 d) $108
7. Angelo has $5.50 for lunch. He buys a cookie for $1.05 and a drink for 1.45. How much money does
Angelo have left?
a) $4.00 b) $3.00
c) $2.50 d) $1.25
8. Nik brought a bag of candy to school. He started with 50 pieces, but gave out 15 pieces to EACH of
his TWO friends. His nice math teacher gave Nik 3 pieces of candy. How much does he have now?
a) 37 pieces b) 23 pieces
c) 0 pieces d) 10 pieces
9. Aryon has $20. He buys 2 Cokes that each cost $1.50. He also buys a sandwich for $5.50 and a bag
of chips that costs $2.25. After Aryon pays for his lunch, how much money does he have left?
a) $10.75 b) $10
c) $0 d) $9.25
10. Ms. Hockless is trying to do a math problem that involves fractions but needs help. What would be
a good way to show her?
a) Draw pictures of the fractions and just make a b) Convert the fractions to decimals by dividing
good guess at the answer numerator by the denominator and then
solve
c) Convert all of the fractions to percents and d) Just add all the numbers on the fractions
then solve together
11. Ms. Sublett's math class is putting three numbers (0.3, 1/4, and 20%) in order from least to greatest.
Which answer is correct?
a) 0.3, 20%, 1/4 b) 0.3, 1/4, 20%
c) 1/4, 20%, 0.3 d) 20%, 1/4, 0.3
12. The temperature on a cold winter day starts out at 10 degrees, but it drops rapidly 24 degrees due
to a strong cold front moving in. What is the current temperature?
a) -14 b) 34
c) -34 d) 14
13. What is this problem asking you to do?
Damian played 8 games of basketball with his friends. If Damian scored 2 points each game, how
many points did he score total?
a) Subtract b) Divide
c) Multiply d) Add
14.
Erica has $14 and plans to save $5 each week until she has the $64 she needs for a new jacket.
How many weeks will it take Erica to save money for a new jacket?
a) 10 weeks b) 12 weeks
c) 11 weeks d) 13 weeks
15. Use Notes #5
A B C D E F
Answer Keys
1. d) $5.65 2. b) $27.12
3. c) 6 4. c) 25.3
5. c) 13 yds 6. b) $36
7. b) $3.00 8. b) 23 pieces
9. d) $9.25 10. b) Convert the fractions to decimals by
dividing numerator by the denominator
and then solve
11. d) 20%, 1/4, 0.3 12. a) -14
13. c) Multiply 14. a) 10 weeks
15.