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Ten years more than three times Charlie’s

age is two years less than five times his
age.
How old is he? (57.1)
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When Shreena was three times as old as

Kevin, they were seven years younger than
they are now. Now Shreena is twice as old
as Kevin.
How old are they? (61.24)
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WORD PROBLEM WARM-UP 3

Neelam’s quarters total 75¢ more than

her nickels total. Her nickels total 20¢
less than her dimes total. If she had one
more quarter, they would be worth three
times as much as her nickels.
How many of each coin does she have? (77.82)
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WORD PROBLEM WARM-UP 4

Kelsey has four liters of a solution that is

75% acetic acid. How much water must be
added to make the resulting solution 60%
acetic acid? (85.2)
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WORD PROBLEM WARM-UP 5

Rahim completed a trip in six hours. If his

average speed had been 10 kph more, the
trip would have taken one hour less.
What was the average speed of the trip?
(134.37)
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WORD PROBLEM WARM-UP 6

Andy has two kinds of nuts and wants to

make a 10 pound mixture that sells for
$3.50 a pound. One nut sells for $2.50 a
pound and the other sells for $5.00 a
pound.
How many pounds of each must be used?
(91.20)
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WORD PROBLEM WARM-UP 7

In three years Nadine will be four years

more than twice as old as Briana will be.
Briana is eight years younger than Nadine.
How old is each one now? (64.38)
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WORD PROBLEM WARM-UP 8

Robbie’s aunt is three times as old as he

is. She is twice as old as his brother.
Robbie is five years younger than his
brother.
What are the ages of the three people?
(64.36)
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WORD PROBLEM WARM-UP 9

Andrea is five years younger than Jamie,

who is three times as old as Nick. The
sum of all three ages is one hundred seven
years.
How old is each person? (65.40)
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WORD PROBLEM WARM-UP 10

Brian has four more dimes than nickels,

and seven fewer nickels than pennies. He
has a total of $3.35.
How many of each coin does he have? (80.91)
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WORD PROBLEM WARM-UP 11

Derek drove for three hours at 40 kph

and for two hours at 50 kph.
What was his average speed during that
time?(133.34)
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WORD PROBLEM WARM-UP 12

Manzil has 2 liters of 70% sulfuric acid.

How much water should she add to make a
solution that is 60% sulfuric acid? (88.13)
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WORD PROBLEM WARM-UP 13

Sana sells her Brazilian coffee for $4 a

pound. Columbian coffee sells for $9 a
pound.
How much of each kind should be used to
make 20 pounds of a blend of the two
that sells for $5.00 a pound? (92.21)
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WORD PROBLEM WARM-UP 14

Nikita has 18 more coins in nickels and

dimes than she has in quarters and
pennies. She has 3 times as many pennies
as quarters and the same number of
nickels as dimes. She has $4.25.
How many of each coin does she have? (80.94)
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WORD PROBLEM WARM-UP 15

If Rachel had half again as many quarters

as she has, and only one-third as many
dimes as she has, she would have the same
total number of coins, but would have $3
more.
How many of each coin does she have? (82.100)
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WORD PROBLEM WARM-UP 16

Nadia has five pounds of nuts that sell

for $3.00 a pound.
How many pounds of nuts that sell for
$4.00 a pound must be added to have a
mixture that sells for $3.50 a pound? (86.7)
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WORD PROBLEM WARM-UP 17

Paul’s Feed Store has 300 pounds of a

mixture that is 80% barley. How many
pounds of barley must be added to make
the mixture 90% barley? (86.6)
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WORD PROBLEM WARM-UP 18

A pint of unhomogenized half-and-half is

half cream and half skim milk.
How much skim milk must Zeeshaan add to
make the mixture only 25% cream? (89.15)
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A tornado usually travels at 25 to 40 mph.

If Jacob sees a tornado approaching from
½ mile away, how much time does he have
to take cover? (135.40)
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WORD PROBLEM WARM-UP 20

It took Pallavi six minutes to circle a

quarter-mile track three times.
What was her average speed in mph? (135.42)
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WORD PROBLEM WARM-UP 21

Kathleen has a masonry business. All of

her masons work at the same speed.
If it takes 8 masons fifteen days to do a
job, how long will it take for 10 masons to
do the job? (163.54)
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Chris and Nicole together can do a job in

6 days. Chris alone can do the job in 10
days.
How long does it take Nicole to do the job
working alone? (164.56)
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It takes Brian 4 minutes to fill his bath tub

when both the hot & cold taps are on and the
stopper is in. It takes 6 minutes to empty the
tub when the stopper is out and both taps are
off.
How long does it take Brian to fill the tub if
both taps are on and the stopper is out? (164.57)
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WORD PROBLEM WARM-UP 24

It took Jason 3 hours and 40 minutes to

travel at 60 mph from point A to point B.
How long will the return trip take if he
travels at 80 mph? (134.38)
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WORD PROBLEM WARM-UP 25

Ashley’s car traveled from A to B 100

miles at 50 mph and 120 miles at 60 mph.
She made her return trip at 80 mph.
What were the average speeds on the
outbound and the round trips? (133.35a)