Word Problems
Wages and salaries
Rates
Percentages
Random
100
Ms. Davis earns $3,400 every month. She spends 25% of her earnings on rent. How much does she spend on rent?
$850
100
If I work 5 hours at $25 an hour, what would my total pay be?
$125
100
An airplane travels 4,400 miles in 8 hours. What is the rate miles per hour?
550 miles per hour
100
What is 13/16 as a percent?
81.25%
100
Name the fish:
Magikarp
200
Of the 18,000 people at a Taylor Swift concert, 42% of them are adults. How many adults are at the concert?
7560 adults
200
Mia worked 7 hours each day from Monday-Friday. If she makes $13.65 an hour, how much money will she receive each week?
477.75
200
Which is the better buy?
36 books for $250 or 30 books for $209?
36 books for $250
200
What is 24% as a fraction in simplest form?
6/25
200
What type of fish is Nemo?
Clown fish
300
A table costs $350. There is also a sales tax of 7%. How much will the tax cost?
$24.50
300
Sammy began work at 9:00 A.M. She went to lunch at 1:30 P.M. She returned to work for 4 more hours after lunch. How many hours did she work before lunch? How many total hours did she work?
8 hours, 30 minutes
300
A window washer cleaned 38 windows in 2 hours. At this rate, how many windows did he clean in 7 hours?
133 windows
300
What percentage is 36 kg of 90 kg?
40%
300
True or False,
Goldfish have a 3 second memory?
False,
400
Abby opens a savings account with a deposit of $800. The bank will pay her 3% interest per year. How much interest will she receive at the end of 2 years?
$48
400
Drew earned $13.10 per hour. He worked 40 regular hours and 3 hours on Sunday at double pay. What is his total wage?
$602.60
400
Ian hikes 2.25 miles in 1⁄2 an hour. If he hikes for 7 hours, how far will he have gone
31.5 miles
400
One apple costs the farmer 22 cents to produce ready for sale. The farmer sells the apple with a price increase of 75% to the retailer, and the retailer sells it to the customer with a price increase of 175%.
Calculate the cost of the apple for the customer rounded up to the nearest cent.
$1.06
400
What is the largest fish?
Whale Shark
500
A snail travels 10cm in 4 minutes. At this rate: How long will it take the snail to travel 24cm?
9.6 minutes
500
Harry earns $17.00 per hour.
He worked 40 hours from Monday to Friday
6 hours on Saturday at time and a half
4 hours on Sunday at double time
What is his total wage for the week?
$969
500
Mia can walk 2 miles in 40 min. It is the amount of time it will take her to walk 4 miles.
80 minutes
500
30% of a number is 120, what was the original number?
400
500
What ancient fish was thought to be extint for 66 million years, before being rediscovered in 1938.
Coelacanth