Arithmetic Word Problems

Arithmetic Word Problems

1.   You bought three toys for your sister.  One $5.75, another

      for $4.35 and the third one for $6.55.  You gave $20.00 bill

      to pay for the toys, how much money you get back?

2.   During the vacation trip Alice flew 3,400 miles the first day,

      2,500 miles the fifthday, and 3,450 miles the last day.  How

      many miles did Alice fly during the trip?

3.   A river flows at a speed of 3 miles per hour over the first

      30 miles, twice as fast over its second 20 miles, and three

      times as fast during the last 10 miles.  At what speed does

      the river flow in the last 10 miles?

4.   A soccer player receives the ball at a speed of 25 miles per

      hour and passes it twice as fast to a player who kicks it into 

      the goal one and one-half times faster than that, scoring a 

      goal.  At what speed is the ball kicked into the goal?

5.   Jordon had $5,500 in his bank account and withdrew $1,220

      from it on Monday, $540 on Tuesday, and $2,340 on

      Wednesday.  How much money does he has left in his

      account?

6.   Donald spent $10.75 for pizza, $4.50 for salad, $6.52 for 

      fries and $5.00 for juice.  Donald paid with a $50.00 bill.

      How much change did he gets?

7.   The steps of a staircase in a building are 9 inches tall.  How 

      many steps are needed to go from one floor to the next if the

      floor height in the building is 9 feet?

8.   Seventy-five employees of a company buy a lotto ticket

      together and win $22.5 million.  How much does each

      employee win?

9.   The flying distance between two cities is 4,500 miles and it

      takes 8 hours to cover the distance by plane.  At what

      average speed do planes fly between the two cities in miles

      per hour?

10.  Mary buys one pint of vanilla ice cream, one of straw-berry

       and one of chocolate at the same price for a total of $5.97.  

       How much does the ice cream cost per pint?