Algebra 1 Word Problems Practice

A yellow and a blue car leave from the same place and travel opposite directions. The yellow car is traveling 50 mph while the blue car is traveling 70 mph. In how many hours will they be 1080 miles apart?

A fast car is traveling at an average rate of 60 miles per hour from town A to B in 5 hours. If it had traveled at 30 miles per hour, how many more minutes would it have taken to make the trip?

A car drives 40 mph from point A to B, and then returns from point B to A driving 60 mph. If the route AB= 100 miles. What is the average rate for the entire round trip?

How many liters of a 65% acid solution must be mixed with 45 liters of a 15% solution to obtain a solution that is 35% acid?

Amy, Bob, and Camila have 36 marbles. Amy has twice as many marbles as Bob, while Camila has three times as many marbles as Amy.

How many marbles does Camila have?

Emma has twice as many marbles as Roby, together they have 21 marbles. If she sold all her marbles to Roby for $18.20, What is the price of Emma’s marbles?

The product of two numbers is 60. The first number is greater than the second number. If the average (arithmetic mean) of both numbers is twice the difference of such numbers. Which one could be the value of one of the numbers?

It takes Nana and Nina 4 hours to clean a house together. If Nana works alone, she can clean the house in "H" hours, while Nina can clean the house two times faster than Nana working alone. How long it will take to Nina to clean the house alone?

How many pounds of candy worth $3.20 a pound must be mixed with 5 pounds of candy worth $1.20 a pound to produce a mixture worth $2.2 a pound?

A company sells 30 watches every hour. Each watch costs $2.50 a piece to manufacture. If the watch's price is 25% more than the cost, what is the profit of the company in 2 hours?