Question

May u please give me word problems of Multiplying and dividing rational numbers

Answer 1

1. From a rope 11 m long, two pieces of lengths 13/5 m and 33/10 m are cut off. What is the length of the remaining rope?

2. A drum full of rice weighs 241/6 kg. If the empty drum weighs 55/4 kg, find the weight of rice in the drum.

3. A basket contains three types of fruits weighing 58/3 kg in all. If 73/9 kg of these be apples, 19/6 kg be oranges and the rest pears. What is the weight of the pears in the basket?

4. On one day a rickshaw puller earned $80. Out of his earnings he spent $68/5 on tea and snacks, $51/2 on food and $22/5 on repairs of the rickshaw. How much did he save on that day?