WORD PROBLEMS

TOPICS
Number Problems​
Age Problems
Mixture Problems
Consecutive Numbers
​Backtracking
Motion Problems
Investment/Interest Problems
Discount and Markups
Work Problems
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NUMBER PROBLEMS
1. One number is 3 more than the other. Their sum is 45. What
are the numbers?

2. The sum of two numbers is 87. One is 5 more than the other.
What are the numbers?

3. The sum of two numbers is 53. One number is 7 less than the
other. What are the numbers?

4.The sum of two numbers is 71. One number is 9 less than the
other. What are the two numbers?

5. One number is twice the other number. Their sum is 45. What
are the numbers?
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NUMBER PROBLEMS
1. One log is cut into two. One is 3 meters longer than the other.
Their total length is 45 meters. How long are the logs?

2. Susan is three years older then Mary. The sum of their ages is
45. What are their ages?

3. Jack and Jill together have 45 dollars. Jack has 3 dollars more
than Jill. How much does each of them have?
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AGE PROBLEMS
Benjie is thrice as old as his son Cedric. The sum of their ages is
64. How old are both of them?

Let x be the age of Cedric and 3x be the age of Benjie.

Cedric’s Age + Benjie’s Age = 64

x + 3x = 64.
4x = 64

Dividing both sides of the equation by 4 gives us x = 16.

Therefore, Cedric is 16 and Benjie is 3(16) = 48 year sold.

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AGE PROBLEMS
• Karen is 6 years older than Nina. Five years
from now, the sum of their ages will be 52.
How old are both of them?

• Simon is four years older than Jim. The

sum of their ages is 52. How old is Simon?

• Allan is 5 times as old as Leah. Five years

from now, he will be 3 times as old. How
old is Allan?
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MIXTURE PROBLEMS
1. What is the total alcohol content of an 80 ml
mixture containing 12% alcohol and a 110 ml
mixture containing 8% alcohol?

2. A 13L solution that was 19% vinegar was mixed

with a 11L solution that was 61% vinegar. Find the
new concentration of vinegar.

3. A 7L solution that was 12% vinegar was mixed

with a 8L solution that was 80% vinegar. Find the
new concentration of vinegar
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MIXTURE PROBLEMS
1. A 15L solution that was 45% vinegar was mixed
with 10L of pure vinegar. Find the new
concentration of vinegar.

2. A 12L solution that was 85% vinegar was mixed

with 8L of pure water. Find the new concentration
of vinegar.

3. Jessica mixed 10mL of a salt solution with 11 mL

of a 50% salt solution, to make a 48% salt
solution. Find the percent salt concentration of
the first solution.
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CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS
1. The sum of three consecutive numbers is 111.
What is the smallest of the three numbers?

2. The sum of five consecutive numbers is 225.

What is the largest of the five numbers?

3. The sum of five consecutive numbers is 475.

What is the second largest number?
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BACKTRACKING
You sell trinkets at a local bazaar. You spend
150 pesos on cab fare to get to the location.
Then, you spent 100 pesos on lunch. You
managed to sell 7,500 pesos worth of
products. Before you leave, the event
organizer asked for the 1,000 pesos that you
have to pay for rent. If you have a total of
10,100 pesos at the end of the day, how much
money did you have at the start of the day?
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BACKTRACKING
Lizzie spent P5000 to buy products for her
store. Then. She managed to triple her
remaining money by the end of the day. If she
had P17,400 at the end of the day, how much
did she have before buying the products?
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BACKTRACKING
Lizzie spent P5000 to buy products for her
store. Then. She managed to triple her
remaining money by the end of the day. If she
had P17,400 at the end of the day, how much
did she have before buying the products?
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BACKTRACKING
During the first quarter of 2014, 36
employees left Mr. Santos’ company. The HR
department hired 21 employees during the
second quarter. After the business grew, they
had to triple the employees by the third
quarter. After 43 employees retired at the end
of 2014, the company had 107 employees.
How many employees did Mr. Santos’
company have at the start of the year?
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MOTION PROBLEMS
Barry runs at an average of 15kph. If he needs
to run a 37.5km marathon, how long would it
take him to finish?

Tom left Bulacan with a speed of 43kph. Tim

also left at the same time in the opposite
direction at a speed of 73kph. How many
hours should Tim and Tom travel before they
become 348 kilometers apart?
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MOTION PROBLEMS
Tom left Manila with a speed of 26 kph. Tim
also left at the same time in the opposite
direction at a speed of 58 kph. How many
hours should Tim and Tom travel for them to
be 336 kilometers apart?

Tom left Manila with a speed of 36 kph. Tim

also left at the same time in the same
direction at a speed of 48 kph. How many
hours should Tim and Tom travel for them to
be 36 kilometers apart?
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INTEREST PROBLEMS
Paula invested in an account with a 12%
interest rate. If she invested P15,000. how
much did she earn in interest?

Paula invested in an account with a 15%

interest rate. If she invested P60,000. how
much did she earn in interest?
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INTEREST PROBLEMS
Mitch wants to earn at least P7,500 in a year.
If she plans to invest in a bank with 5%
interest rate, how much should she deposit?

Paula wants to earn at least P8,000 in a year.

If she plans to invest in a bank with 8%
interest rate, how much should she deposit?
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INTEREST PROBLEMS
Denise started the year with P30,000 in her
investment account. If she ended the year
with P34,500, what was the interest rate?

Paula started the year with P50,000 in her

investment account. If she ended the year
with P53,000, what was the interest rate?
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DISCOUNT & MARKUPS

What will be the new price of a shirt be after
a 50% mark up if the original price is P1000?

What is the original price of a shirt if price is

P1000 after a 50% discount?
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DISCOUNT & MARKUPS

What will be the new price of a bag be after a
10% mark up if the original price is P4,700?

The store put all of its goods on sale at 25%

less than the original price. What is the
original price of a pair of shoes if the
discounted price is P3,750?
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WORK PROBLEMS
It takes Danny 3 hours to wash the car. Sandy
takes 6 hours to complete this same job. If
they work together, how long would they
take?

It takes Danny 8 hours to wash the car. Sandy

takes 12 hours to complete this same job. If
they work together, how long would they
take?
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WORK PROBLEMS
If takes Andy 3 hours to paint 1 room. If
Randy helps, it takes them 2 hours. How long
would it take for Randy to paint 1 room
alone?

It takes Joey 4 hours to restock the inventory.

If Joannie helps, it takes them 3 hours. How
long would it take for Joannie to restock the
inventory alone?
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