Show your method. A calculator is optional. Prices, rates, and scenarios are fictional arithmetic examples.
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Start with $20 and earn $4 per hour for eight hours. Write an expression and calculate the total.
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In a fictional constant-speed model, an object travels 175 miles per hour for 2¼ hours. Find the distance and round to the nearest hundred miles.
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Convert these times to minutes. Who has the shortest time?
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Find the floor area of a rectangle measuring 40 ft by 27 ft.
Answers and explanations
- $20 + ($4 × 8) = $52.
- 175 × 2.25 = 393.75 miles; rounded, about 400.
- Joe: 90; Kay: 80; LaGreta: 100; Cindy: 100. Kay has the shortest time.
- 40 × 27 = 1,080 square feet.
Adapted from Rick’s Math Word Problems Test, page 5. Wording and answer explanations have been revised; original diagrams are labeled as recovered. This is a practice sheet, not a standardized assessment.
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