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City Connections: Bus and Subway Planner

Solve bus and subway planning problems using all four operations with signed decimals, fractions, and mixed numbers.

Grade 7MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to7.NS.A.3

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 14 questions
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Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 7
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students use all four operations with rational numbers to solve multistep transit problems.
  • Students interpret signed quantities and compare route costs and travel times.
  • Students explain how to calculate an average signed change.

How to use

Have students show their calculations on separate paper. Compare route decisions, then discuss why the number of trips matters in the final average.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

7.NS.A.3

Solve real-world and math problems using all four operations with rational numbers.

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City Connections: Bus and Subway Planner

Use rational numbers to compare routes, track fares, and check travel times.

Track the Trip

Solve each problem. Positive schedule offsets mean late; negative offsets mean early. Write fractions in simplest form.

1.
Nia's transit card starts with $12.40. The table lists every change to the balance, in order.
Transit Card Activity
ActivityBalance change ($)
Bus fare−2.35
Subway fare−3.15
Money added+5.00

What is the final card balance? $ 

2.
Omar's route includes 2 1/4 miles by bus, 3/4 mile on foot, and 5/6 mile by subway.

What is the total distance?   miles

3.
A bus is 1.5 minutes early at a stop. Its schedule offset then increases by 0.75 minute on each of the next four segments. What is its final schedule offset?
  • A. The bus is 4.5 minutes early.
  • B. The bus is 4.5 minutes late.
  • C. The bus is 1.5 minutes late.
  • D. The bus is 1.5 minutes early.

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