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11/16/05
Answer Key (1-7 Word Problem Packet)
1) 7h 45m 2) 14h 30m 3) 10h 36m 4) 9h 45m 5) 2h 15m 6) 57.2 mph 7) 61.7 mph
Quiz Review:
1) Two buses leave the station at the same time. One is traveling south at a speed of 78 mph. The
other is traveling south at 67 mph. How long until they are 29.15 miles apart?
2) Two planes leave the airport at the same time. One is traveling north at a speed of 194 mph. The
other is traveling south at 213 mph. How long until they are 1,566.95 miles apart?
3) Maggie’s first 5 grades were 81, 88, 98, 81, and 94. What does she need on her next test in order
to have a 90 average?
4) A bus driver is driving from Indianapolis to Arkansas. He drives 5 hours at 73 mph, 5 and a half
hours at 57 mph, 2 hours at 59 mph, and 1 and a half hours at 64 mph. What is his average speed
for the trip?
5) Jack had 5 92’s, 3 87’s, and a 73. What was his average?
Classwork: Do in NB:
1) A jar of change has $81.25 in it. There are 5 nickels more than 3 times the amount of dimes and
6 quarters less than double the amount of dimes. How many nickels, dimes, and quarters are in the
jar? (There are no pennies.)
2) A store sells hats for $12 and ties for $15. Last weekend the store sold 4 less ties than 4 times the
amount of hats and the sales were $8,868. How many of each were sold?
3) At Loews Movie Theatre adult tickets cost $9.50 and child tickets cost $5.00. The last showing
of Jarhead made $573.50. If there were 3 less adults than 4 times the children, how many of each
ticket were sold.
3) A phone call cost $4.75. Introductory minutes cost $.15/min and additional minutes are
$.09/min. If there were 5 more additional minutes than triple the introductory minutes, how many
minutes were billed at each rate?
4) There are 150 coins in a jar. Some of them are nickels and some of them are quarters. If there is
$15.10 in the jar, how many of each coin are there?
5) Striped shirts cost $30. Solid shirts cost $25. If 200 shirts were sold and total sales were 5,465.
How many of each were sold?
6) A jar of change has $74.15 in it. There are 6 dimes less than 4 times the amount of nickels and 7
less quarters than 5 times the amount of nickels. How many nickels, dimes, and quarters are in the
jar? (There are no pennies.)
7) A 31-minute phone call cost $3.64. Introductory minutes cost $.16/min and additional minutes
are $.10/min. How many minutes were billed at each rate?
8) At a movie theater adult tickets cost $8.00 and child tickets cost $4.00. 120 people attended the
last showing of Chicken Little and $652.00 was collected at the ticket booth. How many of each
ticket was sold?
Quiz Review Answer Key: 1) 2h 39m 2) 3h 51m
3) 98
4) 63.75 mph 5) 88.2