High School Word Problems

A high school has 600 students. If 40% of the students are in grade 12, how many students are in grade 12?

• 120

• 240

• 360

• 180

If a student needs to score an average of 85% in 5 subjects to pass, and they scored 80%, 90%, 88%, 82%, and 87% in the first 5 subjects, what is the minimum score they need in the last subject to pass?

• 86

• 83

• 84

• 81

A school is organizing a field trip for 120 students. If each bus can carry 30 students, how many buses are needed for the trip?

• 4

• 6

• 5

• 3

If a school cafeteria sells an average of 150 sandwiches per day, how many sandwiches will they sell in a week?

• 900

• 1200

• 1050

• 750

In a class of 30 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are in the class?

• 20

• 18

• 15

• 12

If a student needs to read 5 books in a month, and they have already read 3 books, how many more books do they need to read?

• 4

• 6

• 3

• 2

A school has 8 periods in a day, each lasting 45 minutes. How many minutes does a student spend in school each day?

• 360 minutes

• 315 minutes

• 400 minutes

• 250 minutes

If a student earns $10 per hour for tutoring and tutors for 15 hours a week, how much money do they earn in a month?

• $600

• $800

• $700

• $500

A school library has 500 books. If 40% of the books are fiction, how many fiction books are in the library?

• 200

• 150

• 300

• 250

If a student needs to study for 2 hours each day, how many hours will they study in a week?

• 12 hours

• 10 hours

• 14 hours

• 16 hours