ACT Math - Word Problems

Front

If watermelons sell at $4.29 each or 4 for $14.80, how much is saved, to the nearest cent, on each watermelon by buying them 4 at a time?

Back

59 cents

Front

Joey made two trips to the mall on the same day. On the first trip, he gave the cashier $50 and got back $12 in change. On the second trip, he gave the cashier $30 and got back $8 in change. After these trips, he had $45 left. How many dollars did he have before his trips to the mall?

Back

105

Front

Professor Jones gives his students a 2 minute break between each section of a final exam. If the final exam has 7 sections, how many minutes do the students spend on break during the exam?

Back

12

Front

Mark is deciding between two contracting jobs. Job A pays $45 per hour for the first 10 hours worked, and $60 per hour worked thereafter. Job B pays a flat $50 per hour. Mark's goal is to earn $1,350 from his next contracting job. Which job, if either, allows him to work fewer hours to meet his goal, and how many hours fewer?

Back

Job A, 2

Front

A number z is produced by multiplying x (divisible by 10) and y (divisible by 15). Which whole number is not a factor of z? Options: 2, 3, 6, 20, 30.

Back

20

Front

Three alarm bells ring every 6, 8, and 10 minutes respectively. How many minutes until they next ring together?

Back

120

Front

How many positive integers less than 600 are divisible by every number in the set {2, 3, 4, 5}?

Back

9

Front

How long should an 18-ounce vegetable be fermented if the recipe recommends 5 hours per ounce?

Back

3 days 18 hours

Front

Hugo finished a 2.4-mile course in 7 minutes and 12 seconds. How many miles per hour did he average?

Back

20

Front

A recycling machine processes 10 plastic bottles in 3 minutes. At this rate, how many plastic bottles does the recycling machine process in 3 + m minutes?

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