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SFSDLetsBeRationalAssessment
LetsBeRational
Problem
Numbers
Points
Earned
Points
Possible
Icanaddfractions&mixednumbers.(NS)
Icansubtractfractions&mixednumbers.(NS)
Icanmultiplyfractions&mixednumbers.(NS)
Icandividefractions&mixednumbers.(NS)
AssessmentTotal
ForExercises14,writenumbersentencestosupportyour
answers.
1.Alocalnewspaper,TheLansingTimes,sellsadvertising
space.Itchargesadvertisersaccordingtothefractionofapage
theiradwillfill.
a.Anewrestaurantownerpurchasedadstoruninthe
paperoverseveraldays.Sheboughttwoadsthat
1
were 15 pageeach,nine
adsthatwere 20
pageeach,
andfivethatwere
14 pageeach.Whatwasthetotal
amountofspacethatshebought?
b.TheComfyFurniturestorepurchased
3 13 pagestoadvertiseupcomingsalesforthe
summer.Whenthestoredidnotreceiveashipmentasplanned,theFourthofJulysale
7
wascanceled.Thestorealsocanceledthe 1 10
pagespurchasedforadvertisingthat
sale.Howmanypagesofadvertisingdidthepaperstillprint?
2.Howmanybowscanyoumakefrom
3 23 metersofribbonif
14 ofameterofribbonmakesone
bow?
3.Sammysmotherboughta
2 12 poundcartonofblueberriesonMonday.Sammyate 35 ofthe
cartonofblueberriesbeforehewenttobed.HowmanypoundsofblueberriesdidSammyeaton
Monday?
1
3
1
2
4.Solve. 5 2 4
5.Solve. 2 2 3
6. Solve. 8 11
12
3
7.Solve. 6
34
+ 34
8.Marcosmotherbought
23 ofapoundofstrawberriestomakestrawberrysmoothies.She
estimatesthatshewillneed
19 ofapoundofstrawberriesforeachsmoothie.Howmanysmoothies
canshemakewiththestrawberriesshebought?
ForExercises912,findthevalueofeachquantity.Showyourwork.
9.thesumof
1 13 and
56
10.thedifferenceof
1 13 and
56
11. theproductof
1 13 and
56
12.thequotientof
1 13 and
56
a.(7x4)+(7x 13 )
b.7(4+ 13 )
c.(7+4)x(7+ 13 )
d. 13
x 77
3
14. AtD.J.sDrinkStand,Erikaorderedonecupoffruitpunchmadeusingthefollowingrecipe.
1
cuplemonade
4
1
cupcranberryjuice
12
?cuporangejuice
WhatfractionofErikascupwillbeorangejuice?Writeanumbersentencetosupportyouranswer.
15. Robiscalculatingtheareaofthisrectangle.Hisstrategyisto
multiplythewholenumbersfirstandthenmultiplythefractions.
1
Since3x5=15and
13 x 14 = 12
,heconcludesthattheareaof
1
therectangleis
15 12
squarefeet.Histeachercountedhisanswer
wrongonthetest.
a. WhatisRobsmistake?
b. Whatisthecorrectarea,insquarefeet,oftherectangle?
16. Abakerused12cupsofbattertomakemuffins.Ittook
23 cupofbattertomake1muffin.How
manymuffinsdidthebakermake?
a. 6muffins
b. 8muffins
c. 18muffins
d. 36muffins
17. Thislineplotshowstheheightsofthebeanplantsinagardenafter3weeks.
Whatisthetotalheight,ininches,ofallthebeanplantsthatare
tallerthan
1inch?
18.Sarahclaimsthatforanyfractionmultipliedby
23 ,
n
willbelessthan
23 .ToconvinceSarahthat
thisisonly
sometimes
true,youwill:
Writeonenumberineachboxsothe
product,n,is
less
than 23 .
Writeonenumberineachboxsothe
product,n,is
notless
than
23 .
19.Ryanhas 12 poundofchocolate.Hedividesitinto4equalportions.Entertheamountof
chocolate,inpounds,ineachportion.
20.Apainterneeds
1 12 gallonsofpaintforeachroominahouse.Howmanyroomscanhecomplete
with
7 12 gallonsofpaint?