word problem warm-ups 1-25

WORD PROBLEM WARM-UP 1

Ten years more than three times

Charlie’s age is two years less than

five times his age.

How old is he? (57.1)



When Shreena was three times as old

as Kevin, they were seven years

younger than they are now. Now

Shreena is twice as old as Kevin.

How old are they? (61.24)



Neelam’s quarters total 75¢ more than

her nickels total. Her nickels total 20¢

less than her dimes total. If she had

one more quarter, they would be worth

three times as much as her nickels.

How many of each coin does she

have? (77.82)



Kelsey has four liters of a solution that

is 75% acetic acid. How much water

must be added to make the resulting

solution 60% acetic acid? (85.2)



Rahim completed a trip in six hours. If

his average speed had been 10 kph

more, the trip would have taken one

hour less.

What was the average speed of the

trip? (134.37)



Andy has two kinds of nuts and wants

to make a 10 pound mixture that sells

for $3.50 a pound. One nut sells for

$2.50 a pound and the other sells for

$5.00 a pound.

How many pounds of each must be

used? (91.20)



In three years Nadine will be four years

more than twice as old as Briana will

be. Briana is eight years younger than

Nadine.

How old is each one now? (64.38)



Robbie’s aunt is three times as old as

he is. She is twice as old as his

brother. Robbie is five years younger

than his brother.

What are the ages of the three people? (64.36)



Andrea is five years younger than

Jamie, who is three times as old as

Nick. The sum of all three ages is one

hundred seven years.

How old is each person? (65.40)



Brian has four more dimes than

nickels, and seven fewer nickels than

pennies. He has a total of $3.35.

How many of each coin does he have? (80.91)



Derek drove for three hours at 40 kph

and for two hours at 50 kph.

What was his average speed during

that time? (133.34)



Manzil has 2 liters of 70% sulfuric acid.

How much water should she add to

make a solution that is 60% sulfuric

acid? (88.13)



Sana sells her Brazilian coffee for $4 a

pound. Columbian coffee sells for $9 a

pound.

How much of each kind should be used

to make 20 pounds of a blend of the

two that sells for $5.00 a pound? (92.21)



Nikita has 18 more coins in nickels and

dimes than she has in quarters and

pennies. She has 3 times as many

pennies as quarters and the same

number of nickels as dimes. She has

$4.25.

How many of each coin does she have? (80.94)



If Rachel had half again as many

quarters as she has, and only one-third

as many dimes as she has, she would

have the same total number of coins,

but would have $3 more.

How many of each coin does she

have? (82.100)



Nadia has five pounds of nuts that sell

for $3.00 a pound.

How many pounds of nuts that sell for

$4.00 a pound must be added to have

a mixture that sells for $3.50 a pound? (86.7)



Paul’s Feed Store has 300 pounds of a

mixture that is 80% barley. How many

pounds of barley must be added to

make the mixture 90% barley? (86.6)



A pint of unhomogenized half-and-half

is half cream and half skim milk.

How much skim milk must Zeeshaan

add to make the mixture only 25%

cream? (89.15)



A tornado usually travels at 25 to 40

mph.

If Jacob sees a tornado approaching

from ½ mile away, how much time

does he have to take cover? (135.40)



It took Pallavi six minutes to circle a

quarter-mile track three times.

What was her average speed in mph? (135.42)



Kathleen has a masonry business. All

of her masons work at the same

speed.

If it takes 8 masons fifteen days to do

a job, how long will it take for 10

masons to do the job? (163.54)



Chris and Nicole together can do a job

in 6 days. Chris alone can do the job in

10 days.

How long does it take Nicole to do the

job working alone? (164.56)



It takes Brian 4 minutes to fill his bath tub

when both the hot & cold taps are on and

the stopper is in. It takes 6 minutes to empty

the tub when the stopper is out and both

taps are off.

How long does it take Brian to fill the tub if

both taps are on and the stopper is out? (164.57)



It took Jason 3 hours and 40 minutes to

travel at 60 mph from point A to point

B.

How long will the return trip take if he

travels at 80 mph? (134.38)



Ashley’s car traveled from A to B 100

miles at 50 mph and 120 miles at 60

mph. She made her return trip at 80

mph.

What were the average speeds on the

outbound and the round trips? (133.35a)


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