Exam 8: Math Word Problems

On a trip to the Netherlands you spend €275 per night in a hotel, €37.58 per day on meals and €50 per day on transportation. If you were there for four days and three nights, and the exchange rate from U.S. dollars to euros was $1.00 : €0.7515, about how much did you spend altogether, in U.S. dollars?

Olivia has $5,000 to invest. She invests in a fund at 4% interest. How long will it take for her money to double?

Kathleen projects her expenditures for purchasing office supplies to be $85/week. How much will she spend on office supplies over a 4-week time span?

Last year, Smith's Auto Shop made gross revenue of $460,000. This year, their gross revenue increased significantly - by an amazing 25%. What was the gross revenue this year?

What is the mean for the following expenditures? $79)84, $278.99, $342.16, $466.25, $111.39, $502.47, $98.12

1% is equal to 100 basis point. 44.5 percent is how many basis points greater than 34.5 percent?

An 8-year-old boy named Albert has a 10-year-old brother named Benny. Albert joins the service at 20 leaving Benny feeling bitter that he no longer has a brother to look up to. After 7 years, Benny is finally ready to make up with Albert who has been out of the service for 5 years. How old is John now?

3/5 of workers at a company have enrolled in the 403(b) program. If 24 workers have enrolled in the program, how many workers are employed at this company?

A video store is offering a 7% discount on previously viewed videos. If the regular price of a video is $9.99, how much will the discount be?

It is sunny on 83% of the 120 days Silver Slides Waterpark is open on average. The waterpark is only open when it is sunny, so how many days will it be open on average?

Andrew invested $960 in a new mutual fund. The shares in this fund were purchased at $6.00 each. How many shares did he buy?

The population of the town of Homeville increased by approximately 0.5% last year. If the population at the beginning of the year was 2,460, what was the approximate population by the end of the year?

Lance's bike team has 11 riders. They will each bike 83 miles in the race. How many miles will they bike total?

Sawyer's Pet Store has averaged a net profit of $2,500 for the past 11 weeks. What is the total net profit over this length of time?

A department store sells sweaters for $90. During a promotion, the sweaters are marked down 15%. What is the sale price of the sweaters?

Alex runs a lemonade stand in the summertime. He averages $75 per week. How much will he make over the 12 weeks of his summer vacation?

If the speed of a car is 200 km per hour, how may minutes does it take to travel 60 km?

Kenneth receives a 6% commission on all of his real estate sales. Half of his commission goes to his broker. What is Kenneth's part of the commission on $250,000 in sales?

Company A and Company B are awarded a $42,000 project that is to be divided between the companies in the ratio of 4:3. How much money should each company receive?

A business has decided to resurface a floor section in their warehouse. The section is a square that measures 15 feet on one side. How much is the area that needs to be resurfaced?