1) The cost of petrol rises by 2 cents a liter. last week a man bought 20 liters at the old price.

This week he bought 10 liters at the new price. Altogether, the petrol costs $9.20. What was the
old price for 1 liter?

2) Vera and Vikki are sisters. Vera is 4 years old and Vikki is 13 years old. What age will each
sister be when Vikki is twice as old as Vera?

3) A can do a job in 14 days. Working together A and B can do the same work in 10 days. In
what time can B alone do the work?

4) 7 workers can make 210 pairs of cup in 6 days. How many workers are required to make 450
pairs of cup in 10 days?

5) Ten years ago the ratio between the ages of Mohan and Suman was 3:5. 11 years hence it will
be 11:16. What is the present age of Mohan?

6. One ounce of solution X contains only ingredients a and b in a ratio of 2:3. One ounce of
solution Y contains only ingredients a and b in a ratio of 1:2. If solution Z is created by mixing
solutions X and Y in a ratio of 3:11, then 2520 ounces of solution Z contains how many ounces
of a?

7. This week Bob puts gas in his truck when the tank was about half empty. Five days later, bob
puts gas again when the tank was about three fourths full. If Bob Bought 24 gallons of gas, how
many gallons does the tank hold?

8. A commercial airplane flying with a speed of 700 mi/h is detected 1000 miles away with a
radar. Half an hour later an interceptor plane flying with a speed of 800 mi/h is dispatched. How
long will it take the interceptor plane to meet with the other plane?
9. Flying against the jet stream, a jet travels 1880 mi in 4 hours. Flying with the jet stream, the
same jet travels 5820 mi in 6 hours. What is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the rate of
the jet stream?

10. A health club charges a one-time initiation fee and a monthly fee. John paid 100 dollars for 2
months of membership. However, Peter paid 200 for 6 months of membership. How much will
Sylvia pay for 1 year of membership?

11. The percent return rate of a growth fund, income fund, and money market are 10%, 7%, and
5% respectively. Suppose you have 3200 to invest and you put twice as much in the growth fund
as in the money market. How should you invest to get a return of 250 dollars ?

12. A shark was caught whose tail weighted 200 pounds. The head of the shark weighted as
much as its tail plus half its body. Its body weighted as much as its head and tail. What is the
weight of the shark?

13. Store A sells CDs for 2 dollars each if you pay a one-time fee of 104 dollars. Store B offers 12
free CDs and charges 10 dollars for each additional CD. How many CD must you buy so it will
cost the same under both plans?

14. When 4 is added to two numbers, the ratio is 5:6. When 4 is subtracted from the two
numbers, the ratio is 1:2. Numbers?

15. An object is thrown into the air at a height of 60 feet. After 1 second and 2 second, the
object is 88 feet and 84 feet in the air respectively. What is the initial speed of the object?

16. A lemonade consists of 6% of lemon juice and a strawberry juice consists of 15% pure
strawberry juice. How much of each kind should be mixed together to get a 4 Liters of a 10%
concentration of fruit juice?
17. Ellen can wash a car in 60 minutes. Her older sister Sarah can do it in 45 minutes. How long
will it take if they work together?

18. A plane flies 500 mi/h. The plane can travel 1100 miles with the wind in the same amount of
time as it travels 900 miles against the wind. What is the speed of the wind?

19. How much of a 70% orange juice drink must be mixed with 44 gallons of a 20% orange juice
drink to obtain a mixture that is 50% orange juice?

20. A company sells nuts in bulk quantities. When bought in bulk, peanuts sell for $1.20 per
pound, almonds for $ 2.20 per pound, and cashews for $3.20 per pound. Suppose a specialty
shop wants a mixture of 280 pounds that will cost $2.59 per pound. Find the number of pounds
of each type of nut if the sum of the number of pounds of almonds and cashews is three times
the number of pounds of peanuts. Round your answers to the nearest pound.

21. A Basketball player has successfully made 36 of his last 48 free throws. Find the number of
consecutive free throws the player needs to increase his success rate to 80%.

22. John can wash cars 3 times as fast as his son Erick. Working together, they need to wash 30
cars in 6 hours. How many hours will it takes each of them working alone?

23. Twice a number plus the square root of the number is twelve minus the square root of the
number. Number equals?

24. The light intensity, I , of a light bulb varies inversely as the square of the distance from the
bulb. A a distance of 3 meters from the bulb, I = 1.5 W/m^2 . What is the light intensity at a
distance of 2 meters from the bulb?
25. A washer costs 25% more than a dryer. If the store clerk gave a 10% discount for the dryer
and a 20% discount for the washer, how much is the washer before the discount if you paid
1900 dollars.

26. Your friends say that he has $2.40 in equal numbers of quarters, dimes, and nickels. How
many of each coin does he have?

27. I am a two-digit number whose digit in the tenth place is 1 less than twice the digit in the
ones place. When the digit in the tenth place is divided by the digit in the ones place, The
quotient is 1 and the remainder is 4. What number am I?

28. When a number in increased by 20%, the result is the same when it is decreased by 10%
plus 12. What is the number?

29. The average of three numbers is 47. The biggest number is five more than twice the
smallest. The range is 35. What are the three numbers?

30. The percent of increase of a number from its original amount to 36 is 80%. What is the
original amount of the number?

31. When Peter drives to work, he averages 45 miles per hour because of traffic. On the way
back home, he averages 60 miles per hour. The total travel time is 2 hours. How far is Peter’s
house from work?

32. A company’s revenue can be modeled with a quadratic equation. The company noticed that
when they sell either 2 or or 12 items, the revenue is 0. How much is the revenue when they
sell 20 items?

33. A ball bounced 4 times, reaching three-fourths of its previous height with each bounce.
After the fourth bounce, the ball reached a height of 25 cm. How high was the ball when it was
dropped?

34. A rental company charges 40 dollars per day plus $0.30 per mile. You rent a car and drop it
off 4 days later. How many miles did you drive the car if you paid 325.5 dollars which included a
5% sales tax?

35. Two students leave school at the same time and travel in opposite directions along the same
road. One walk at a rate of 3 mi/h. The other bikes at a rate of 8.5 mi/h. After how long will they
be 23 miles part?

36. Brown has the same number of brothers as sisters. His sister Sylvia as twice as many
brothers as sisters. How many children are in the family?

37. Ethan has the same number of male classmates as female classmates. His classmate Olivia
has three-fourths as many female classmates as male classmates. How many students are in the
class?

38. Noah wants to share a certain amount of money with 10 people. However, at the last
minute, he is thinking about decreasing the amount by 20 so he can keep 20 for himself and
share the money with only 5 people. How much money is Noah trying to share if each person
still gets the same amount?

39. You want to make 28 grams of protein snack mix made with peanuts and granola. Peanuts
contain 7 grams of protein per ounce and granola contain 3 grams of protein per ounce. How
many ounces of granola should you use for 1 ounce of peanuts?

40. Jacob’s hourly wage is 4 times as much as Noah. When Jacob got a raise of 2 dollars, Noah
accepted a new position that pays him 2 dollars less per hour. Jacob now earns 5 times as much
money as Noah. How much money do they make per hour after Jacob got the raise?
41. You own a catering business that makes specialty cakes. Your company has decided to
create three types of cakes. To create these cakes, it takes a team that consists of a decorator, a
baker, and a design consultant. Cake A takes the decorator 9 hours, the baker 6 hours, and the
design consultant 1 hour to complete. Cake B takes the decorator 10 hours, the baker 4 hours,
and the design consultant 2 hours. Cake C takes the decorator 12 hours, the baker 4 hour, and
the design consultant 1 hour. Without hiring additional employees, there are 398 decorator
hours available, 164 baker hours available, and 58 design consultant hours available. How many
of each type of cake can be created?