Number Stories Word Problems Everyday Mathematics

It takes Kali eight minutes to sweep a porch. Shawna can sweep the same porch in 11 minutes. If they worked together how long would it take them?

• 4.63 minutes

• 8 minutes

• 5.34 hours

• 6 minutes

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

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

The air temperature in the North Pole in the morning was 3 degrees Celsius.  By 10:00am the temperature dropped 12 degrees.  By noon the temperature had gone up 5 degrees.  At 3:00pm the temperature went up 9 degrees.  By nightfall the temperature had dropped 16 more degrees.  What was the temperature at the North Pole at nightfall?

• 11 degrees

• 0 degrees

• -11 degrees

• -9 degrees

A business that rents cars is open for 8 hours on Monday. On Monday morning the business had 45 cars. The business rented 3 cars to customers during each of the first 5 hours. The business rented 2 cars to customers during each of the next 3 hours. The total number of cars that were brought back to the business by customers on Monday was 17. In which equation does c represent the number of cars the business had at the end of the day on Monday?

• 0. c = 45−(5+3)−(3+2)+17

• 0. c = 45−(5×3)−(3×2)−17

• 0. c = 45−(5+3)−(3+2)−17

• 0. c = 45−(5×3)−(3×2)+17

Joe's BBQ sells BBQ by the pound.  Michelle buys $8.75 worth of sides and then 6 pounds of barbeque.  If her total bill was $40.55, how much was each pound of barbeque?

• $5.30

• $3.95

• $8.22

• $5.32

Barry needs $1,449 for summer camp. Two local clubs will each match what he saves. Barry has 3 months before he leaves for summer camp. How much does Barry need to save on his own each month to have enough for summer camp?

Mr. Smith has an account balance of -$275.78.  He deposits $539.20 into his account.  What is Mr. Smith's account balance now?

• $813.98

• $263.42

• $539.78

• $345.98

Jacob ran  4  3/5  miles on Monday, 4.5 miles on Tuesday, and  3  3/5 miles on Wednesday.  How many total miles did John run?

• 12  26/50  miles

• 12  7/10  miles

• 11  7/12  miles

• 12  miles

Brynlee is selling pies for a band fundraiser.  They make $5.50 profit for every pie they sell.  How many must they sell in order to make a profit of at least $100?

• 19 pies

• 18 pies

• 550 pies

• 100 pies