Thursday, January 10, 2013

Word Problems Worth Solving




Please write in pencil and show all your work.

If Susan is taller than Ricky and Jeffrey is shorter than Susan, how long will it take Ricky to find out Susan gave his brother a handy behind the bleachers?

A pie is divided into 8 equal slices. Bob and Nancy each eat more than one slice, but Bob eats his slices twice as fast as Nancy. How many slices can each of them eat before they realize they're in a loveless marriage?

Kurt walks into a clothing store with $57.83 in his pocket. If a pair of shoes costs $39.99, a pair of socks $12.99, a sweater $27.95, and a belt $16.50 how many minutes will he practice talking to himself in the fitting room mirror before flirting with the cute cashier?

Train A is traveling west at 80 mph. Train B is traveling east at 65 mph. Train A left the station at noon pacific time and Train B left at 3PM central time. At what time will it become evident that the passenger with the fedora is actually a Russian spy?

Billy has 50 coins in his collection. If he adds 20 more coins, he’ll have half as many coins as Raymond. How many years will it take Raymond to come out of the closet?

A bag contains 30 marbles. 4 are red, 6 are blue, 7 are black, 3 are white, and 10 are green. What is the probability that Mandy will choke on a blue marble and die?

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