Number Word Problems

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

3/7  of 8th graders in Madisonville play sports.  If 3/5 of the 8th graders that play sports are boys, what fraction of 8th grade boys play sports?

• 6/12

• 36/35

• 9/35

• 3/5

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

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?

• c = 45−(5+3)−(3+2)+17

• c = 45−(5×3)−(3×2)−17

• c = 45−(5+3)−(3+2)−17

• 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

A booster club had 476 spirit towels at the beginning of the basketball season. During the season, the 15 team members each sold 12 spirit towels. Which integer represents the change in the number of spirit towels that the booster club had?

• 296

• 180

• -180

• -296

A submarine descends at a rate of 40 feet each minute. It will take (a)   to descend 320 feet.

• 280 minutes

• 8 minutes

• 360 minutes

• 6 minutes

During a 12-hour period, the temperature dropped 48º F. What integer represents the change in temperature each hour?

• -576º F

• 4º F

• 576º F

• -4º F

How many people went to games in that stadium in October?

• 78,092

• 82,108

• 107,350

• 106,340