Word Problems

1. The formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is given by P = 2l+2w, where l is the length and
w is the width. Assume the perimeter of a rectangular plot of land is 480 ft. The length is
twice the width. Find the length of the rectangular plot of land.

A. 80 ft
B. 120 ft
C. 160 ft
D. 240 ft

2. A car dealership uses the linear model y=-1100x + 25000 to predict the depreciation of car
values as time progresses. If x is how old the vehicle is in years and y is the current value of the
vehicle. what will the value of the vehicle be 5 years after purchase?

A. $ 18,400
B. $ 19,500
C. $ 22,700
D. $ 23,900

3. The Pythagorean Theorem for a right triangle is a² + b²= c. where a and b are the legs of the
triangle and c is its hypotenuse. The shorter leg is 10 inches less than the other leg, and the
hypotenuse is 10 inches longer than that other leg. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

A. 30 inches
B. 40 inches
C. 50 inches
D. 60 inches

4. A certain car averages 28 miles per gallon. Gasoline costs $1.11 per gallon. Which of the
following is closest to the number of miles the car would be expected to go on $250 worth of
gasoline?

A. 400 miles
B. 6,000 miles
C. 12,000 miles
D. 30,000 miles

5. The force needed to stretch a spring is directly proportional to the amount the spring is to be
stretched. If a force of 100 pounds stretches a certain spring 8 inches, how much force is
needed to stretch the spring 12 inches?

A. 25 pounds
B. 50 pounds
 C. 100 pounds
D. 150 pounds

6. Using the measures shown in the sketch, what is the length of the section of the ladder from
the point where it rests on the ground to the point where it touches the house?

A. 4.8 ft.
B. 7 ft.
C. 17 ft.
D. 23 ft.

7. The circle graph below shows the colors of 160 marbles.

What is the total number of green marbles?

A. 8
B. 20
C. 40
D. 45
8. What is h, the height of the parallelogram represented below, if its area is 91 square
centimeters?

A. 7 cm
B. 9 cm
C. 11 cm
D. 15 cm

9. What is the value of the expression below?

-3 | 6 – 10 | + 4

A. -16
B. -8
C. 12
D. 16

10. Ralph simplified the expression

15 ( 13 + 52 )
To
(5 + 6)

Which of the following properties of the real numbers did Ralph use?

A. associative property of multiplication

B. commutative property of multiplication
C. distributive property
D. multiplicative identity property
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1c
2b
3a
4b
5d
6c
7b
8a
9b
10 c

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