Scribd
Upload
4 views4 pages

F. Operations With Rational Numbers 02

The document contains a series of word problems focused on adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing rational numbers and decimals. It includes various scenarios such as calculating total weights of fruits and nuts, distances walked, and fractions of shirts and students. Additionally, it provides exercises for multiplying and dividing both positive and negative decimals and rational numbers.

Uploaded by

Phongthong Heng
Copyright
© All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
4 views4 pages

F. Operations With Rational Numbers 02

The document contains a series of word problems focused on adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing rational numbers and decimals. It includes various scenarios such as calculating total weights of fruits and nuts, distances walked, and fractions of shirts and students. Additionally, it provides exercises for multiplying and dividing both positive and negative decimals and rational numbers.

Uploaded by

Phongthong Heng
Copyright
© All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

F.

3 Add and subtract rational numbers: word problems

1. A chef bought 0.8 kilograms of almonds and 0.7 kilograms of pecans.


How many kilograms of nuts did the chef buy in all?
kilograms

2. On Monday, Clara walked 6.3 kilometres. On Tuesday, she walked 0.5 kilometres
less than she had walked on Monday. How far did Clara walk on Tuesday?
kilometres

3. Of the shirts in Jackson's dresser, 1/2 are striped, while another 2/5 are plaid.
What fraction of the shirts are either striped or plaid?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.


of the shirts

4. While cooking a stew, Cameron used 1/2 of a shaker of salt and 1/6 of a shaker
of pepper. How much more salt did Cameron use?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.


shakers

5. A carpenter bought a piece of wood that was 0.8 metres long.


Then he sawed 0.2 metres off the end. How long is the piece of wood now?
Metres
6. Under very specific instructions, a jeweller made one ring for the queen and one ring
for the princess. The gem on the queen's ring weighed 9/10 of a carat and the stone on
the princess's ring weighed 2/5 of a carat. How much heavier was the stone on the
queen's ring than the stone on the princess's?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.


carats

7. Hoping to be named Salesperson of the Month, Walter called the names from 6 pages of
the phone book last week. This week, he called the people listed on another 3 2/3
pages of the same phone book. How many pages worth of people did Walter call in all?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.


pages

8. Stacy bought 0.6 kilograms of apples and 0.5 kilograms of oranges.


How much fruit did she buy in all?
kilograms

9. On Monday, Bryce walked 6 kilometres. On Tuesday, he walked 0.1 kilometres less than
he had walked on Monday. How far did Bryce walk on Tuesday?
kilometres

10. Of the students in the band, 1/6 play the flute and another 1/4 play the clarinet. What
fraction of the students in the band play either the flute or the clarinet?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.


of the students
F.4 Multiply and divide positive and negative decimals

1. 9.4  0.5 

2. 6.2  0.5 

3. 4.2  0.5 

4. 0.5  0.2 

5. 9.8  0.5 

6. 1.5  2.5 

7. 5.5  0.2 

8. 7.5  0.5 

9. 4.5  0.6 

10. 0.75  0.2 


F.5 Multiply and divide rational numbers
1 3
1.  
3 5

4 7
2.  
5 8

1 1
3.  
4 2

1 1
4. 6  2 
2 2

3 6
5.  
4 7

1 4
6.  
4 5

1 1
7. 1  1 
2 6

1  1
8.  
8 4

1  1
9.  
10 7

1  1
10.  
2 2

You might also like