Arithmetic Word Problems

If a train travels at a speed of 50 km/h for 3 hours, how far does it travel?

• 75 km

• 150 km

• 200 km

• 100 km

A garden has 45 roses and 18 tulips. How many flowers are there in total?

• 63

• 63 roses

• 63

• 63 flowers

If a store sells 50 pens in the morning and 30 pens in the afternoon, how many pens did they sell in total?

• 80

• 70

• 100

• 90

Jerry deposited $20,000 on an investment that will give $1,750 for every year that his money stays in the account. How much money will he have in his account by the end of year 8?

• $32,250

• $34,000

• $30,500

• $35,750

In his piggy bank, Bingo dropped $1.00 on May 1, $1.75 on May 2, $2.50 on May 3 and so on until the last day of May. How much did he drop in his piggy bank on May 19?

• $13.50

• $13.75

• $14.50

• $15.25

There are 20 rows of seats on a concert hall: 25 seats are in the 1^st row, 27 seats on the 2^nd row, 29 seats on the 3^rd row, and so on. How many seats are in the last row?

• 950

• 67

• 65

• 63

A well is dug 800 meters deep. The 1^st meter costs $250 and the cost per meter increases by $50 for every subsequent meter. Find the cost of digging the 750^th meter.

• $37,700

• $37,750

• $36,650

• $13,300

Edgar is getting better at math. On his first quiz he scored 57 points, then he scores 61 and 65 on his next two quizzes. If his scores continued to increase at the same rate, what will be his score on his 9th quiz?

• 97

• 85

• 93

• 89

Viola makes gift baskets for Valentine’s Day. She has 13 baskets left over from last year (HINT: time =0) and she plans to make 12 more each day. If there are 15 work days until the day she begins to sell the baskets, how many baskets will she have to sell?

• 181

• 193

• 205

• 217

Inday earned 240 pesos in the first week, 350 in the second week and 460 in the third week, and so on in an arithmetic

sequence. How much did he earn in the 5th week?

• 570

• 680

• 790

• 900