Word Problems
There is a group of 10 people who are ordering pizza. If each person gets 2 slices and each pizza has 4 slices, how many pizzas should they order?
5
Store A is selling 7 pounds of bananas for $7.00. Store B is selling 3 pounds of bananas for $6.00. Which store has the better deal?
Store A
(108/9)2
144
1/4 of 60
15
Who discovered the right angle triangle theorem?
a) Pythagoras
b) Ancient Egyptians
c) Miley Cyrus
d) Michelangelo
a) Pythagoras
Terri, Dave, Emily, and Thad are running for Class President. When the election results came in, Thad received more votes than Emily. Dave received more votes than Thad. Terri received less votes than Emily. Who was elected Class President?
Dave
Cayley earns $5 an hour by delivering newspapers. She delivers newspapers 3 days each week, for 4 hours at a time. After delivering newspapers for 8 weeks, how much money will Cayley earn?
480
What is the next number in the sequence: 2, 5, 10, 17, __
26
Perimeter of an equilateral triangle with sides of length 12cm?
36cm
What are the first 10 digits of Pi?
a) 3.242573494
b) 3.141592653
c) 3.143596283
d) 3.276351926
b) 3.141592653
In a certain college, 40% of the senior class students are taking Physics, 30% are taking calculus and 10% are taking both. If 40 students are enrolled in the senior class, how many students are taking neither Physics nor calculus?
16 students
The length of a rectangle is four times its width. If the area is 100 m2 what is the length of the rectangle?
20m
(11 + 4) x (21 - 17) - 5²
35
√144 x √4 ÷ √64
3
Who is credited with the sequence:
1,1,2,3,5,8,13,...
a) Euclid
b) Euler
c) Fibonacci
d) Pythagoras
c) Fibonacci
A train leaves Rock City at an average speed of 50 miles per hour and heads for Gnome City. Another train leaves Gnome City at an average speed of 40 miles per hour and heads for Rock City. If the route is 360 miles long, how many hours will it take for the 2 trains to meet?
4 hours
There are a total of 12 bicycles and tricycles at the park. Together they have a total of 29 wheels. How many are bicycles and how many are tricycles?
There are 7 bicycles and 5 tricycles at the park.
Reduce $800 by 25%
$600
Simplify (81/16)3/4
*Fraction or decimal*
27/8 OR 3.375
Which famous celebrity has a degree in math?
a) Kylie Jenner
b) Michael Jordan
c) Jay-Z
d) Justin Timberlake
b) Michael Jordan
Alicia was paid $125 for babysitting five days after school for the Smith family. Each day Mrs. Smith paid her $3 more than the day before. How much money did she earn on the first day?
19
You have a list of 7 numbers. The average of the numbers is 9. If you take away one of the numbers, the average of the numbers is 8. What number did you take away?
15
[(1)2 + (2)2 + (3)3 ]1/5
2
Simplify [(23 + 89) / 14]2 - [(124-80)/11]3
0
Who was the first woman mathematician whose name we know?
a) Hypatia
b) Aphrodite
c) Katherine Johnson
d) Shakuntala Devi
a) Hypatia