Maths Word Problems Quiz

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

16

Answer

6

Answer

8

Answer

12

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

60 km/h

Answer

45 km/h

Answer

50 km/h

Answer

135 km/h

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

£420

Answer

£350

Answer

£400

Answer

£440

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

40 cm²

Answer

13 cm²

Answer

26 cm²

Answer

80 cm²

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

6

Answer

7

Answer

9

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

£55

Answer

£50

Answer

£60

Answer

£65

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

20 litres

Answer

16 litres

Answer

25 litres

Answer

32 litres

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

80p

Answer

60p

Answer

70p

Answer

75p

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

150

Answer

50

Answer

100

Answer

175

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

3 days

Answer

1 day

Answer

2 days

Answer

12 days

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

£100

Answer

£90

Answer

£96

Answer

£110

Question 12

How many minutes are in 2.5 hours?

Accepted Answer

150

Answer

120

Answer

130

Answer

160

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

18

Answer

12

Answer

15

Answer

20

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

4.8 km

Answer

4 km

Answer

5 km

Answer

6 km

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

50

Answer

30

Answer

75

Answer

100

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

500 m

Answer

250 m

Answer

400 m

Answer

505 m

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

£36

Answer

£30

Answer

£33

Answer

£38

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

6

Answer

7

Answer

9

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

40p

Answer

30p

Answer

35p

Answer

45p

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

750g

Answer

600g

Answer

700g

Answer

900g