CICS-Longwood
Word Problems Review, Day 1
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Mike eats 2 pieces of candy per
day. How many pieces of candy
does he eat in 4 weeks?
A) 8
B) 12
C) 56
D) 16
E) 28
STEP 1: Find the number of candies per
week
2 pieces * 7 days = 14 candies
STEP 2: Find the number of candies in 4
weeks
4 weeks * 14 candies= 56 candies
Practice #60
Jughead eats 2/5 of a pound of cake each
day. How many pounds of cake does
Jughead eat in 3 weeks?
A) 4 ½
B) 2 ¾
C) 5 1/5
D) 8 2/5
E) 10
STEP 1: Find the amount of cake per
week
2/5 pieces * 7 days = 14/5 cake
per week
STEP 2: Find the amount of cake in 3
weeks
3 weeks * 14/5 cake = Actual
42/5#60
or
8 2/5 cake in 3 weeks
Donna eats 2 bags of chips every day. How
many weeks will 28 bags of chips last for
her?
A) 8
B) 14
STEP 1: Find the number of bags per week
C) 7
2 bags * 7 days = 14 bags per week
D) 3
E) 2
STEP 2: Find the number of bags in 2 weeks
28 bags / 14 bags per week = 2 weeks
Practice #61
Chompa eats (3/8) of a bag of candy per
day. How many weeks will 42 bags of
candy last Chompa?
A) 4
B) 5 STEP 1: Find the number of bags per week
C) 9
3/8 bags * 7 days = 21/8 bags per
week
D) 12
E) 16 STEP 2: Find the weeks for 42 bags
42 bags / (21/8) bags per week = 16
weeks
Actual #61
If Jennie eats 3 apples per day,
how many weeks will 63 apples
last?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
STEP 1: Find the number of apples per week
3 apples * 7 days = 21 apples per
week
STEP 2: Find the weeks for 63 apples
63 apples / 21 apples per week = 3
weeks
Practice # 62
If Bruce eats 2 ½ bananas per day, how
many bananas can Bruce eat in 4 weeks?
A) 70
B) 75
C) 80
D) 85
E) 90
STEP 1: Find the number of bananas per
week
2 ½ bananas * 7 days =
5/2 bananas * 7 days = 35/2 bananas
per week
STEP 2: Find how many per 4 weeks
35/2 bananas per week * 4 weeks =
70 bananas for 4 weeks
Actual # 62
One stick is 7 inches long. The other is 4 inches
long. What is the total length of the two sticks
combined?
A) 11
B) 12 STEP 1: Find the total length:
7 inches + 4 inches = 11 inches
C) 28
D) 1.75
E) 3
Practice #63
One brass rod measures 3 5/16 inches long and
another brass rod measures 2 ¾ inches long.
What is the total length, in inches, of the two rods
combined?
A) 6 9/16
B) 6 1/16
C) 5 1/2
D) 5 1/16
E) 5 1/32
STEP 1: Find the total length:
3 5/16 + 2 ¾ = 6 1/16 inches
Actual # 63
If a rock weighs 3 pounds, how many rocks
can be taken out of a container weighing 33
pounds?
A) 10
B) 11
C) 12
D) 3
E) 99
STEP 1: Find number of rocks:
33 pounds / 3 pounds per rock = 11 rocks
Practice #64
What is the number of half-pound packages
of tea that can be taken out of a box that
holds 10 ½ pounds of tea?
A) 5
B) 10 1/2
C) 11
D) 20 1/122
E) 21
STEP 1: Find number packages of tea:
10 ½ pounds / ½ pounds per package
Actual # 64
= 21 packages
If a box weighs 8 lbs., how much
would 3 boxes weigh?
A) 8
B) 3
C) 11
D) 24
E) 48
STEP 1: Find the weight of three boxes:
8 lbs. per box * 3 boxes = 24 lbs.
Practice # 65
If each bag of tokens weighs 5 ¾ pounds, how
many pounds do 3 bags weigh?
A) 7 1/4
B) 15 3/4
C) 16 1/2
D) 17 1/4
E) 17 1/2
STEP 1: Find the weight of three bags:
5 ¾ lbs. per bag * 3 bags = 17 ¼ lbs.
Actual # 65
During one week, Lauren traveled 2, 3, 5,
and 10 miles. The next week, she traveled
9, 4, 3, and 10 miles. How many more miles
did she travel the second week than the first
week?
A) 20
B) 6
C) 3
D) 46
E) 26
STEP 1: Find the distance traveled during the first
week
2 + 3 + 5 + 10 = 20 miles
STEP 2: Find the distance traveled during the
second week
9 + 4 + 3 + 10 = 26 miles
STEP 3: Subtract the totals from the 2 weeks
26 – 20 = 6 miles
Practice # 66
During one week, a man traveled 31/2, 11/4, 11/6,
and 23/8 miles. The next week, he traveled 1/4, 3/8,
9/ , 31/ , 25/ , and 33/
16
16
8
16 miles. How many more
miles did he travel the second week than the first
week?
A) 1 37/48STEP 1: Find the distance traveled during the first
B) 1 1/2 week
3 ½ + 1 ¼ + 1 1/6 + 2 3/8 = 8 7/24 mi.
C) 1 3/4 STEP 2: Find the distance traveled during the
second week
D) 1
¼ + 3/8 + 9/16 + 3 9/16 + 2 5/8 + 3 3/16
E) 47/48
=10 1/16 miles
STEP 3: Subtract the totals from the Actual
2 weeks
# 66
10 1/16 - 8 7/24 = 1 37/48
A certain type of candy is sold only in packages of
6. A teacher needs this candy to bundle into
groups of 5. So that she doesn’t order too much,
what is the total quantity that she should order so
that she doesn’t have any left over?
A) 6
B) 12
STEP 1: Find the LCM of 5 and 6:
C) 18
5: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30
D) 24
6: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30
E) 30
Practice
Thus, 30 candies would leave her
with#67
no
leftovers.
A certain type of board is sold only in lengths of
multiples of 2 feet. The shortest board sold is 6
feet and the longest is 24 feet. A builder needs a
large quantity of this type of board in 5 ½ foot
lengths. To minimize waste, which of the following
board lengths should be ordered?
A) 6 ft STEP 1: Find the LCM of 2 and 5 ½ :
B) 12 ft
2: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22
C) 22 ft
5 ½: 5 ½, 11, 16 ½, 22
D) 24 ft
E) 26 ft
WB 67
Thus, 22 feet of board would leave
her with
no board left over.
Renee used half of her paycheck to
purchase a new TV for $800. How
much was on her paycheck?
A) $800
B) $1,200
C) $1,600
D) $2,000
E) $2,400
STEP 1: Find the original amount on the
paycheck
If ½ * salary = $800, then:
$800 / ½ = $1600.
Practice 68
A man spent 15/16 of his entire fortune in
buying a car for $7,500. How much
money did he possess?
A) $6,000
B) $6,500
C) $7,000
D) $8,000
E) $8,500
STEP 1: Find the original amount on the
paycheck
If 15/16 * salary = $7,500, then:
7500 / 15/16 = $8000
WB 68
Peter earns $400 per week. If his salary
were to increase by one half, how much
would his new salary be?
A) $400
B) $200
C) $600
D) $800
E) $100
STEP 1: Find the amount he increased
$400 * ½ = $200
STEP 2: Add the increase to the original
amount
$400 + $200 = $600
Practice # 69
The population of a town was 54,000 in the
last census. Since then it has increased by
two-thirds. Which of the following equals its
present population?
STEP 1: Find the amount it increased
A) 18,000
54,000 * 2/3 = 36,000
B) 36,000
STEP 2: Add the increase to the original
C) 72,000amount
D) 90,000
54,000 + 36,000 = 90,000
E) 108,000
WB 69
You start off with 100 puzzle pieces. You lose 1/4
of them after dropping the box. After you pick up
the remaining pieces, you lose a 1/3 of the pieces
because you are clumsy and dropped the box
again. How many pieces do you have left?
A) 25
B) 50
C) 75
D) 42
E) 67
STEP 1: Find the amount lost
100 * ¼ = 25
STEP 2: Subtract from the whole total
100 – 25 = 75
STEP 3: Find the amount lost the second
time
75 * 1/3 = 25
Practice
STEP 4: Subtract from the whole
total70
75 – 25 = 50 pieces
1/3 of the liquid contents of a can evaporates on
the first day and ¾ of the remainder evaporates on
the second day. Which of the following equals the
fractional part of the original contents remaining at
the close of the second day?
STEP 1: Find the amount lost the first day
1 * 1/3 = 1/3
5/12 STEP 2: Subtract from the whole total
1 – 1/3 = 2/3
A)
B) 7/12
C) 1/6
D) 1/2
E) 4/7
STEP 3: Find the amount lost the 2nd day
2/3 * ¾ = ½
STEP 4: Subtract from the whole total
WB 70
2/3 – ½ = 1/6
You drink a bottle of water until it is half full.
You then fill the bottle with 8 oz. of water.
How much water can the bottle hold?
A) 4
B) 8
C) 12
D) 16
E) 32
STEP 1: Find the fraction of how much you
filled the bottle
1 – 1/2 = 1/2
STEP 2: Divide the amount you filled by the
fraction you filled
8 / ½ = 16
Practice 71
A car is run until the tank is 1/8 full. The
tank is then filled to capacity by putting in 14
gallons. What is the gas tank’s capacity, in
gallons?
A) 14
B) 15
C) 16
D) 17
E) 18
STEP 1: Find the fraction of how much you
filled the tank
1 – 1/8 = 7/8
STEP 2: Divide the amount you filled by the
fraction you filled
14 / (7/8) = 16
WB 71