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1.04 Real-world problems with rational numbers

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Katrina is baking muffins and a cake. She needs $\frac{2}{3}$23 of a cup of sugar for the muffins and $\frac{1}{5}$15 of a cup of sugar for the cake.

How much sugar will she need in total to bake the muffins and the cake?

Easy
1min

Luke has a dice tin that is $\frac{1}{4}$14 full. He puts $8$8 extra dice in and the tin is now $\frac{1}{3}$13 full.

Easy
2min

If $\$5884.92$$5884.92 was shared equally between $12$12 people, how much would each person receive?

Easy
< 1min

Quentin owes $\$47.59$$47.59 to each of his $3$3 friends. How much will his bank account change by if he paid off all these debts at once?

Note that whether the change is positive or negative is indicated by the sign of the number.

Easy
1min
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Outcomes

7.CE.1

The student will estimate, solve, and justify solutions to multistep contextual problems involving operations with rational numbers.

7.CE.1a

Estimate, solve, and justify solutions to contextual problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with rational numbers expressed as integers, fractions (proper or improper), mixed numbers, and decimals. Fractions may be positive or negative. Decimals may be positive or negative and are limited to the thousandths place.

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