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?
