Deck 8: Math Word Problems

Question 1

What is the ratio of 8 feet to 28 inches?

A)2:7
B)7:24
C)24:7
D)7:2
E)5:3

Answer 1

24:7

Question 2

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?

A)100
B)102
C)98
D)99
E)92

Answer 2

100

Question 3

Every five minutes a baby is born in the Nigindia. How many babies are born in a year?

A)150,120
B)105,120
C)100,510
D)300,450
E)103,555

Answer 3

105,120

Question 4

A man buys a piece of land at auction which is 256 feet by 10 yards. How many acres did he buy? (There are 43,560 feet in an acre.)

A).059 acres
B).59 acres
C)1.76 acres
D).0176 acres
E).176 acres

Question 5

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?

A)2,472
B)2,960
C)2,465
D)2,465.
E)2,510

Question 6

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?

A)$525,000
B)$550,000
C)$560,000
D)$575,000
E)$585,000

Question 7

A small firm allocates 28% of its gross profits into an account for insurance. Last year, the firm's gross profit was $400,000. What amount was deposited into the insurance account?

A)$100,000
B)$108,000
C)$109,500
D)$112,000
E)$128,000

Question 8

Brian is opening a small sporting goods store. After considering her market, she sets her initial sales goal at $32,000 a month. He knows that the rent for his store should be about 8% of sales. Approximately what should he plan to pay for rent, based on the sales figure given?

A)$2,400
B)$2,560
C)$3,200
D)$3,260
E)$3,305

Question 9

Shane's Softball Production Company can produce 12 softballs in an hour. How many softballs can they produce in 14 hours?

A)154
B)160
C)168
D)172
E)188

Question 10

Greg's Golf Shop hires teenagers to collect lost golf balls from the city's golf courses. The golf balls are then packaged in boxes of a dozen for reselling. This summer, the workers collected 2,244 golf balls. After repackaging, how many golf balls will be left over?

A)2 golf balls
B)3 golf balls
C)4 golf balls
D)6 golf balls
E)No golf balls will be left over

Question 11

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)$26,000
B)$27,500
C)$27,900
D)$28,000
E)$29,300

Question 12

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

A)913
B)917
C)922
D)931
E)934

Question 13

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

A)$75.00
B)$76.50
C)$77.67
D)$78.14
E)$76.02

Question 14

In July 2009, unemployment in Michigan reached 15%. The number of workers was 4,900,000. Approximately how many were unemployed?

A)735,000
B)745,000
C)710,000
D)718,000
E)751,000

Question 15

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?

A)63 cents
B)70 cents
C)74 cents
D)77 cents
E)80 cents

Question 16

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)Company A gets $24,000 and Company B gets $18,000.
B)Company A gets $23,000 and Company B gets $19,000.
C)Company A gets $28,000 and Company B gets $14,000.
D)Company A gets $30,000 and Company B gets $12,000.

Question 17

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?

A)$800
B)$844
C)$900
D)$924
E)$975

Question 18

Dottie's Chocolates produces boxes of 25 chocolate drops for selling. How many chocolate drops would Dottie need to make to fill 60 boxes?

A)1,575
B)1,225
C)1,400
D)1,500
E)1,525

Question 19

Betty invested $10,000 at the beginning of the year. At the end of the year, her investment was worth $12,000. Ronnie also invested in the same fund. At the beginning of the year, he invested $15,000. How much will his investment be worth at the end of the year?

A)$18,000
B)$20,000
C)$21,000
D)$19,500
E)$16,200

Question 20

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)36 workers
B)40 workers
C)42 workers
D)44 workers
E)45 workers

Question 21

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?

A)120 shares
B)140 shares
C)150 shares
D)160 shares
E)172 shares

Question 22

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?

A)$6,666
B)$7,000
C)$7,100
D)$7,250
E)$7,500

Question 23

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?

A)27
B)15
C)25
D)32
E)23

Question 24

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

A).1
B)10
C)100
D)1,000
E)10,000

Question 25

94% of Jim's income last year came from his salary. The rest came from awards his prize winning poodle won in dog shows. If he won $9,600 in dog shows, what was his total income?

A)$145,000
B)$160,000
C)$170,000
D)$120,000
E)$118,600

Question 26

What is the maximum number of 2 ½ foot pieces of wire that can be cut from a wire that is 48 feet long?

A)11
B)18
C)19
D)21
E)23

Question 27

A car that regularly sells for $29,600 has been marked down to $22,100. What is the approximate percentage of the discount?

A)20%
B)22%
C)25%
D)30%
E)33%

Question 28

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

A)10 years
B)12 years
C)15 years
D)18 years
E)20 years

Question 29

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?

A)$290
B)$325
C)$340
D)$355
E)$342

Question 30

In initial production of a new video game, it is discovered that the ratio of functional games to defective games is 20 to 1. If 360 games are produced, how many could be expected to be defective?

A)12 games
B)15 games
C)16 games
D)18 games
E)20 games

Question 31

The wholesale price of a fountain pen is $2.80. What will the new price be if a 5% increase is instituted?

A)$2.84
B)$2.90
C)$2.94
D)$2.96
E)$2.97

Question 32

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

A)27
B)15
C)25
D)32
E)23

Question 33

How long will it take for Ron's $37,353 investment to double if he expects 9% returns?

A)5 years
B)8 years
C)9 years
D)9)5 years
E)10 years

Question 34

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

A)3 1/3 hours
B)20 minutes
C)18 minutes
D)22 minutes
E)24 minutes

Question 35

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?

A)30 square feet
B)60 square feet
C)215 square feet
D)225 square feet
E)250 square feet

Question 36

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

A)$278.99
B)$268.46
C)$354.22
D)$317.54

Question 37

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?

A)$1,564
B)$1,175
C)$1,702
D)$1,398

Question 38

Jacqueline and Lee are meeting for the weekend somewhere between their cities, which are 420 miles apart. Jacqueline drives 80 mph for the duration of her trip. If they both left home at 10 a.m. and met at 1 p.m., what speed did Lee drive to reach their meeting spot?

A)75 mph
B)70 mph
C)65 mph
D)60 mph

Question 39

The division of your company that you oversee contains 18 employees whose total salary last year was $855,000. The average salary of all company employees with the same level of responsibility and qualifications is $50,000. Is your department above or below the company average?

A)Below by 20%
B)Above by 10%
C)Below by 5%
D)Above by 15%

Question 40

If Martin invests $20,000 for 20 years and his investment earns 20% interest compounding quarterly, what will it be worth at the end of his investment period?

A)$991,228.82
B)$120,000.00
C)$244,529.20
D)$424,872.36