• If the length of the side of a square is doubled, what is the ratio of

the areas of the original square to the area of the new square?
"1:4"
• "Stuart bought a sweater on sale for 30% off the original price and
another 25% off the discounted price. If the original price of the
sweater was $30, what was the final price of the sweater?"
"$15.75"
• "Jack is taller than Sarah but shorter than both Malika and Tania.
Malika is shorter than Tania. Natasha is shorter than Sarah. Who
is the shortest?"
"Natasha"
• "One pump fills a tank two times as fast as another pump. If the
pumps work together they fill the tank in 18 minutes. How long
does it take each pump working alone to fill the tank?"

"faster pump: 27 minutes, slower pump: 54 minutes"

• "A six-sided die is rolled once. What is the probability that the
number rolled is an even number greater than 2?"
"1/3"
• "Each dimension of a cube has been increased to twice its original
size. If the new cube has a volume of 64,000 cubic centimeters,
what is the area of one face of the original cube?"
"400 square cm"
• "The aspect ratio of a tv screen is the ratio of the measure of the
horizontal length to the measure of the vertical length. Find the
horizontal length and vertical height of a tv screen with an aspect
ratio of 4:3 and a diagonal of 50 inches. "
"horizontal length = 40 inches and vertical length = 30 inches"
• "A jar is filled with pennies and nickels in the ratio of 5 to 3. There
are 30 nickles in the jar, how many coins are there? "
"80 coins (pennies and nickels)"
• "A car is traveling 75 kilometers per hour. How many meters does
the car travel in one minute?"
"60 miles per hour"
• "Linda spent 3/4 of her savings on furniture and the rest on a TV.
If the TV cost her $200, what were her original savings?"
"$800"
 • "In a school 50% of the students are younger than 10, 1/20 are 10
years old and 1/10 are older than 10 but younger than 12, the
remaining 70 students are 12 years or older. How many students
are 10 years old? "
"10 students are 10 years old"
• "If the length of the side of a square is doubled, what is the ratio of
the areas of the original square to the area of the new square? "
"1:4"
• "Wendy has 5 pairs of pants and 8 shirts. How many different
combinations can she make with these items?"
"There are 40 combinations."
• "Max goes to the gym every fourth day. Ellen’s exercise routine is to
go every third day. Today is Monday and both Max and Ellen are at
the gym. What will the day of the week be the next time they are
BOTH at the gym?"
"Saturday"
• "A bus picks up a group of tourists at a hotel. The sightseeing bus
travels 2 blocks north, 2 blocks east, 1 block south, 2 blocks east, and
1 block south. Where is the bus in relation to the hotel?"
"They are 4 blocks east of the hotel."
• "The Cheshire Senior Center is hosting a bingo night; $2,400 in prize
money will be given away. The first winner of the night will receive 1
3 of the money. The next ten winners will receive 1 1 0 of the
remaining amount. How many dollars will each of the ten winners
receive?"
"Each winner will receive $160."
• ." The angle measure of the base angles of an isosceles triangle are
represented by x and the vertex angle is 3x + 10. Find the measure of
a base angle."
34
• "Joe took out a car loan for $12,000. He paid $4,800 in interest at a
rate of 8% per year. How many years will it take him to pay off the
loan?"
"The time is 5 years."
• "If the radius of a circle is tripled, the circumference is"
"Multiplied by 3"
• "The road from town A to town B travels at a direction of N23°E. The
road from town C to town D travels at a direction of S48°E. The roads
intersect at location E. Find the measure of ∠BED, at the point of
 intersection."
"109"
• "John had a stock of 1200 books in his bookshop. He sold 75 on
Monday, 50 on Tuesday, 64 on Wednesday, 78 on Thursday and 135
on Friday. What percentage of the books were not sold?"
"66.5%"
22. "Find the circumference of a circle inscribed inside a square with a side
of 20 meters."
"20π meters"
• "Calculate the circumference of a circular field whose radius is 5
centimeters. "
"10π centimeters"r