Real Life Word Problems

If 1 foot = 12 inches, how many inches are in 5 feet?

• 30 inches

• 40 inches

• 50 inches

• 60 inches

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CCSS.2.MD.A.2

Working alone, it takes Asanji eight hours to dig a 10 ft by 10 ft hole. Brenda can dig the same hole in nine hours. How long would it take them if they worked together?

• 2 hours

• 4 hours

• 4.24 hours

• 5 hours

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

Working alone at a constant rate, Carla can wash a load of dishes in 42 minutes. If Carla works together with Dan and they both work at constant rates, it takes them 28 minutes to wash the same load of dishes. Working at a constant rate, how long would it take Dan to wash the load of dishes by himself?

• 50 minutes

• 1 hour

• 84 minutes

• 2 hours

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

Nicole can pick forty bushels of apples in 15 hours. Carlos can pick the same amount in 11 hours. How long would it take them if they worked together?

• 6.35 hours

• 6.17 hours

• 6.09 hours

• 6 hours

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

After paying $5.12 for a salad, Kamauri has $27.10. How much money did he have before buying the salad?

• n + $5.12 = $27.10
• n - $5.12 = $27.10
• n - $5.12 = -$27.10
• $5.12 - n = $27.10

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Sandy has 41 books in her library.  She bought several books at a yard sale over the weekend. She now has 94 books in her library. How many books did she buy at the yard sale?

• 134
• 53
• 41
• 60

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Working alone at a constant rate, Carla can wash a load of dishes in 42 minutes. If Carla works together with Dan and they both work at constant rates, it takes them 28 minutes to wash the same load of dishes. Working at a constant rate, how long would it take Dan to wash the load of dishes by himself?

• 50 minutes

• 1 hour

• 84 minutes

• 2 hours

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

Lee charges $3 for a basket and $2.50 for each pound of fruit picked at the orchard. Write an equation in y = mx + b form for the total cost of x pounds of fruit from the orchard.

• y = 3x + 2.5
• y = 2.50x + 3
• y = 2.50x 
• y = 3x + 2.50

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

You plan to go snowboarding. The resort charges $15 an hour in addition to $25 to rent a board. Write an equation that represents the cost to go snowboarding for the day.

• y=15x-25
• 15x+25y=100
• 25x+y=15
• y=15x+25

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

You have inherited land that was purchased for $30,000 in 1990. The value of the land increased by approximately 5% per year. What is the approximate value of the land in the year 2011?

• $83,579
• $10,217
• $14,963,655
• $28,500

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2