Mathematics Word Problems Quiz

If 'a is less than b', which of the following represents this relationship?

• b + a

• a + b

• b - a

• a - b

What does the phrase 'five subtracted from eight' translate to in mathematical terms?

• 5 + 8

• 8 + 5

• 5 - 8

• 8 - 5

Which operation is used to find the product of two numbers?

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Multiplication

• Division

How do you express 23% as a fraction?

• 23/100

• 23/1000

• 23/10

• 23/1

What is the result of dividing 40 by 2?

• 40

• 30

• 20

• 10

If 60 is 75% of a total, what is the total?

• 120

• 45

• 80

• 100

How do you calculate the base in a percentage problem?

• Percentage multiplied by rate

• Rate multiplied by percentage

• Rate divided by percentage

• Percentage divided by rate

If 20 is 25% of a number, what is the number?

• 100

• 80

• 60

• 40

What is the square root of 81?

• 7

• 8

• 10

• 9

What is the square root of 1,000,000?

• 100

• 1,000

• 10,000

• 100,000