ACT Practice: Word Problems

The ratio of boys to dirls at <ilwood School is 4 to 5. If there are a total of 27 children at the school, how many boys attend the Milwood school?

• 4

• 9

• 12

• 14

• 17

Linda computed the average of her six biology test scores by mistakenly adding the totals of five scores and dividing by five, giving her an average score of 88. When she realized her mistake, she recalculated to include the sixth test score of 82. What is the average of Linda's six biology tests?

• 82

• 85

• 86

• 87

• 88

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

In the process of milling grain, 3% of the original is lost due to spillage, and another 5% is lost due to mildew. If the mil starts out with 490 tons of grain, how much (in tons) remains to be sold after milling?

• 425

• 426

• 420.5

• 440

• 450.8

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A rectangular box has a base measuring a by a meters and a height of b meters. Whic of the following represents the surface area of the box?

• 6ab

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CCSS.6.G.A.4

In the word HAWKS, how many ways is it possible to rearrange the letters if none repeat and the letter W must go last?

• 5

• 15

• 24

• 120

• 625