| Name ________________________ |
Date ____________________
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Intermediate
Basic Word Problems
Directions: Write the answer to each problem in
the space to the right.
| 1. A large juice jug holds the equivalent
of 8 drinking cups; five jugs hold 232 ounces more than 11 drinking
cups. How many ounces does a cup hold? |
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| 2. At the baseball game, you saw Paul.
Paul told you that he made $44.14 at the last game selling a total
of 27 items consisting of soda or popcorn. If Paul makes $1.22 selling
popcorn and $2.62 selling soda, how many items of popcorn was sold? |
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| 3. At $3.72 per hour, what is the least amount of
full hours needed to work to earn at least $299? |
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| 4.Family one paid $69.04 for 8 cups of coffee, 6 sandwiches,
and 6 pieces of cake. Family two paid $79.32 for 7 pieces of cake,
9 cups of coffee, and 7 sandwiches. What is the cost of 1 sandwich,
1 coffee, and 1 piece of cake? |
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| 5. In New York, a taxi costs 85 cents for the first
1/10 of the first mile and 12 cents for every additional 1/10 miles.
How much does it cost to drive 12 miles? |
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| 6. Paul can paint a room in 6 hours. Jill
can paint a room in 7 hours. How long will it take both of them
to paint a room together? |
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| 7. A large juice jug holds the equivalent of 10 drinking
cups; six jugs hold 312 ounces more than 8 drinking cups. How many
ounces does a cup hold? |
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| 8. Bill sold two-thirds of his candy bars
for 38 cents each. He has 10 left for sale in his store. How much
money does Bill have from those bars already sold? |
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| 9. At $3.58 per hour, what is the least amount of
full hours needed to work to earn at least $261? |
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| 10. If after 25 games in chess, the winner
was ahead 23 points, how many points does the loser have? Assume
a win is worth 1 point, a tie a half a point, and no points to a
loser. |
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