How to solve arithmetic word problems

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SSAT Upper Level Quantitative (Math) › How to solve arithmetic word problems

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There are 500 students at the high school. There are only two menu options: chicken or fish. If 15% of students ordered fish, how many students ordered chicken?

2

What is the ratio of 3 gallons to 5 quarts?

3

Convert 15.68 to a percent.

4

Candidate A gets of the votes in an election.

Candidate B gets 35% of the votes.

If 2.8 million people votes, how many more votes than Candidate A did Candidate B receive?

5

What number can 1536 be divided by that would give no remainder?

6

Bob gets paid an hour for the regular hours he works and an hour for any overtime hours he works. All hours over 40 in a week are considered overtime. If Bob works 44 hours this week, how much did he make?

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of a class of 36 students are boys. If 2 girls and 4 boys were to drop the class, what percentage of the class would be girls?

8

The menu of a local coffeehouse reads as follows:

Sandy orders some drinks for herself and some friends. She orders three cappuccinos, two iced teas, two cafe lattes, and an espresso. The sales tax is five percent. How much change does she receive back for a twenty-dollar bill?

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Joe drove an average of 45 miles per hour along a 60-mile stretch of highway, then an average of 60 miles per hour along a 30-mile stretch of highway. What was his average speed, to the nearest mile per hour?

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What is the ratio of \dpi{100} 6\ inches to \dpi{100} 12\ feet

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