Solving Word Problem

Ms. Slater's class has 522 AR points. If her class earns 498 more points, how many points will her class have in all?

• 24

• 1,110

• 1,020

• 900

The sum of 30 and twice an unknown number is 120.

The unknown number is ....

• 90

• 45

• 30

• 60

In a bus of 40 passengers, the number of women is 7 times more the number of the men. How many women are in that bus?

• 5

• 15

• 33

• 35

Wire A is w m long. Wire B is twice as long as Wire A. Wire C is 3 m shorter than Wire B. If the total length of the three wires is 32 m, how long is Wire A?

• 7

• 14

• 21

• 35

At a market, a slice of pineapple cost b¢. And a slice of watermelon cost 3¢ less than a slice of pineapple. Deddy bought 3 slices of pineapple and 5 slices of watermelon. He paid 73¢ for all. How much is a slice of watermelon?

• 65

• 11

• 9

• 8

There are x people on the train. At the next station, 37 people get off and 12 people get on. How many people are on the train now in terms of x?

• x – 25

• x – 49

• x + 25

• x + 49

Tammy cut a long ribbon into some 75 cm pieces. She managed to cut r pieces of ribbon, and there was 40 cm left over. How many cm was the ribbon at first in terms of r?

• 75r – 40

• 75r + 40

• 40 – 75r

• 40r + 75

The rectangular garden ABCD has a double-track path of width y metres for each track all around it. The outer perimeter of path EFGH is 32 metres more than the perimeter of the garden ABCD. Find the width of a single track in metres.

• 32 m

• 16 m

• 8 m

• 2 m

Shalimar uses a piece of wire 74 cm long to form a rectangle. The length of the rectangle is 10 cm longer than its breadth. What is the breadth of the rectangle?

• 64

• 26

• 13.5

• 12.5

The Obonando Research Center researched 75 species of viruses.

Recently a few species of viruses are transferred to two laboratories, The Akhenaton Lab and The Maranga Lab.

The Akhenaton Lab received 3 times more species than The Maranga Lab. The Obonando Research Center is now researching only 51 species. How many species of viruses were transferred to The Akhenaton Lab?

• 6

• 12

• 18

• 24