Solve Problems of Time

Emilio borrows $1200 from a bank with 8% simple interest per year.  How much will he have to pay back total in 2 years?

• $150

• $192

• $1350

• $1392

John drives to the beach, which is 270 miles away. In 2 hours, he drives 120 miles. If he continues driving at the same speed, how much longer will it take him to get to the beach?

• 2 hours

• 2.5 hours

• 4 hours

• 4.5 hours

Abby earns $48 for babysitting for 6 hours. At that rate, how many hours will it take her to earn $72?

Betty can mow 4 lawns in 4.4 hours, and Jemma can mow 6 lawns in 5.4 hours. Which sentence describes the difference between the amount of time it will take each girl to mow 7 lawns?

• Betty will take 1.10 hours less than Jemma.

• Jemma will take 1.40 hours less than Betty.

• Betty will take 0.02 hours less than Jemma.

• Jemma will take 0.90 hors less than Betty.

A moving company has one large truck for furniture and one small truck for boxes. During one move, it took the large truck 4 hours to travel 180 miles. It took the small truck 3 hours to make the same trip. How much faster did the small truck travel in miles per hour?

Johnny drove 248 miles in 4 hours. If he continues driving at the same speed, how many miles will Johnny drive in 6 hours?

Mother has put ₱10 000 in time deposit in a bank for my enrollment in high school. If the bank gives 9.5% interest per year, how much will be my mother’s money at the end of one year?

• ₱ 10 910

• ₱10 950

• ₱ 10 850

• ₱ 10 960

The distance that an automobile travels varies directly as the time it travels. If the car travels 280 miles in 7 hours, how far will it travel in 12 hours?

• 480

• 1960

• 84

• 25

John can shovel 5 driveways in 40 minutes. How many driveways can she shovel in 60 minutes? Set a proportion; 5 driveways/40 minutes = How many driveways? (X)/60 minutes. Cross Multiply and solve for X.

• 25 Driveways

• 70 Driveways

• 65 Driveways

• 75 Driveways

John can complete 7.3 Math problems in 8 minutes. At that rate how many Math problems can he complete in 10 minutes?

Set the Proportion first;

7.3 Math/8 Minutes = How many Math? (X)/10 minutes.

Cross Multiply and solve for X.

• 10 Math Problems

• 9.125 Math Problems

• 8.25 Math Problems

• 7 Math Problems