Maths Word Problems Quiz

1. Tom has 24 apples. He gives 1/3 to his friend. How many does he have left?

1. 12
2. 16
3. 6
4. 8

2. A train travels 90 km in 1.5 hours. What is its average speed?

1. 135 km/h
2. 45 km/h
3. 50 km/h
4. 60 km/h

3. Sarah earns £12 per hour. She works 35 hours a week. What are her weekly earnings?

1. £350
2. £400
3. £420
4. £440

4. A rectangle is 8 cm long and 5 cm wide. What is its area?

1. 13 cm²
2. 26 cm²
3. 40 cm²
4. 80 cm²

5. There are 48 students split equally into 6 groups. How many students per group?

1. 6
2. 7
3. 8
4. 9

6. A book costs £15. You buy 4 and use a £5 voucher. How much do you pay?

1. £50
2. £55
3. £60
4. £65

7. A car uses 8 litres of fuel per 100 km. How much fuel for a 250 km journey?

1. 16 litres
2. 20 litres
3. 25 litres
4. 32 litres

8. A shop sells 3 pens for £2.40. How much does one pen cost?

1. 60p
2. 70p
3. 75p
4. 80p

9. A tank holds 200 litres. It is 3/4 full. How many litres are in it?

1. 100
2. 150
3. 175
4. 50

10. If 5 workers take 6 days to complete a job, how long would 10 workers take?

1. 1 day
2. 12 days
3. 2 days
4. 3 days

11. A jacket costs £80 after a 20% discount. What was the original price?

1. £100
2. £110
3. £90
4. £96

12. How many minutes are in 2.5 hours?

1. 120
2. 130
3. 150
4. 160

13. A class of 30 students — 40% are boys. How many girls are there?

1. 12
2. 15
3. 18
4. 20

14. You walk 2 km in 25 minutes. At this rate, how far in 1 hour?

1. 4 km
2. 4.8 km
3. 5 km
4. 6 km

15. A farmer has 150 animals — cows and sheep. There are twice as many sheep as cows. How many cows?

1. 100
2. 30
3. 50
4. 75

16. A swimming pool is 25 m long. A swimmer does 20 lengths. How far did they swim?

1. 250 m
2. 400 m
3. 500 m
4. 505 m

17. Cinema tickets cost £9 for adults and £6 for children. 2 adults and 3 children — what is the total cost?

1. £30
2. £33
3. £36
4. £38

18. A number doubled and then increased by 5 equals 21. What is the number?

1. 6
2. 7
3. 8
4. 9

19. A box of 12 chocolates costs £4.80. What is the cost per chocolate?

1. 30p
2. 35p
3. 40p
4. 45p

20. A recipe needs 300g of flour for 4 portions. How much flour for 10 portions?

1. 600g
2. 700g
3. 750g
4. 900g