Word Problems
As a park ranger, you monitor the daily temp. Today's high was 34 degrees Fahrenheit. The temp drops 16 degrees by 5:00 that afternoon. What is the temp at 5:00?
18 degrees farenheit
Write this decimal as a percent.0.14
14%
Which is faster?
A. 132 miles in 2 hours
B. 335 miles in 5 hours
B. 335 miles in 5 hours
13% of $25=
$3.25
Part of your work as a design consultant is provide cost estimations for landscape projects. A customer wants 2 pansy shrubs and 1 rose shrub. What is the estimated cost?
Daisy $18.50
Lilac $15.25 Pansy $13.75
Rose $10.25
$37.75
You work in a textile plant making jackets. You need 3 sections of fabric for the jacket pattern. The lengths are 35 inches, 28 inches, and 12 inches. What is the total length you need?
75 inches
0.4
40%
Which is better mileage?
A. 356 miles for 12 gallons of gas
B. 616 miles for 22 gallons of gas
356 Miles for 12 gallons of gas
How do you write 75% as a decimal?
0.75
As an accounting clerk you need to know the prime rate. It is currently 3.25%. It is expected to increase to 0.25% each month. Will the prime rate be in 3 months from today?
4%
You recently opened a checking account. Today you made 2 withdrawals of $125 and $275 from your account. What is your net total of your transactions today?
negative $395
0.013
1.3%
Which is a better buy?
a package of 42 bowls for $7.14
a package of 120 bows for $25.20
a package of 42 bows for $7.14
Audrey spends $600 a year on rent. She makes $25,000 per year. To the nearest percent, what percent of her income does she spend on rent?
29%
As a tool grinder you need to make a tool to meet specifications. You will need to take off 0.75 millimeter of metal from a tool. Then you will grind off another 0.25 millimeter. By how much did you reduce the size of the tool?
1 millimeter
In your role as a claims examiner, you are responsible for paying claims. Th account balance is $7,924. You write checks totaling $8,126. What is the net balance in the account?
negative $202
0.26
26%
Which is the higher salary?
$3,400 a month
$42,000 a year
$42,000 a year
Elena bought 2 pounds of sliced ham for $3.75 per pound. Sales tax is 12%. How much does Elena pay?
$8.40
You build fences and you're building a fence around a rectangular area that is 6.25 meters x 8.50 meters. How much fencing do you need to enclose the area?
29.5 meters (you get this answer by multiplying 6.25 x 2 and multiply 8.50 x 2
As a maintenance worker, you are installing a fence post for a fence that is 4 feet tall. The fence post is 6 feet. If the top of the fence is supposed to be in line with the top of the fence post, how deep should you dig the hole for the post?
2 feet
0.7
70%
Which is faster?
504 miles in 8 hours
620 miles in 10 hours
504 miles in 8 hours
A news article says that the average American family spends 27% of its income on housing. If the average family income is $35,000 a year, how much does the average American spend on housing?
$9,450 per year
You work in quality control. You examine a batch of buttons and 15% don't meet expectations. An additional 5% fail because of color, and 3 more percent fail because of defects. What percent of the products failed inspection?
23% (just add 15, 3, and 5 together)