Mastering Word Problems: Data Interpretation & Equations

A bakery sells cupcakes for $3 each and cookies for $2 each. If a customer buys 4 cupcakes and 5 cookies, how much do they spend in total?

• $18

• $20

• 22

• $25

A car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas. If the car uses gas at a constant rate, how many gallons will it use to travel 300 miles?

• 20 gallons

• 15 gallons

• 10 gallons

• 5 gallons

A school has 120 students in the 6th grade. If 1/4 of them are in the band, how many students are not in the band?

• 30

• 60

• 90

• 100

A farmer has 80 apples and wants to pack them into boxes. If each box can hold 6 apples, how many boxes will he need, and how many apples will be left over?

• 10 boxes and 10 apples left over

• 13 boxes and 2 apples left over

• 14 boxes and no apples left over

• 12 boxes and 8 apples left over

A movie theater has 200 seats. If 3/5 of the seats are filled, how many seats are empty?

• 120

• 100

• 80

• 60

A recipe requires 2 cups of flour for every 3 batches of cookies. If a baker wants to make 9 batches, how many cups of flour will they need?

• 8 cups

• 4 cups

• 10 cups

• 6 cups

A library has 500 books. If 1/10 of the books are fiction, how many fiction books does the library have?

• 75

• 100

• 50

• 25

A concert ticket costs $45. If a group of friends buys 8 tickets, how much do they spend in total?

• $3600

• $540

• 360

• $180

A gardener plants 12 rows of flowers with 5 flowers in each row. If 3 flowers die, how many flowers are left?

• 60

• 50

• 57

• 45

A store sells pencils for $0.50 each and erasers for $1.00 each. If a student buys 10 pencils and 4 erasers, how much do they spend altogether?

• $8.00

• $9.00

• $10.50

• $7.00