Bluebook SAT Test SAT Word Problems Practice 3

Question 1

A car travels from City A to City B at 60 mph and returns at 40 mph. What is the average speed, in mph, for the entire round trip?

Accepted Answer

48

Answer

50

Answer

52

Answer

54

Question 2

A tank is 3/4 full. After 24 gallons are removed, it is 1/2 full. What is the total capacity of the tank in gallons?

Accepted Answer

96

Answer

72

Answer

80

Answer

108

Question 3

A salesperson earns a base salary of $2,000 per month plus 5% commission on all sales. If she earned $3,500 last month, what were her total sales?

Accepted Answer

$30,000

Answer

$28,000

Answer

$32,000

Answer

$35,000

Question 4

The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:5. If there are 40 students total, how many more girls than boys are in the class?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

8

Answer

12

Answer

15

Question 5

A rectangular garden has a perimeter of 56 meters. The length is 4 meters more than the width. What is the area of the garden in square meters?

Accepted Answer

192

Answer

168

Answer

176

Answer

180

Question 6

A store bought 200 items at $5 each. It sold 160 at $9 each and the remaining 40 at a 50% discount off $9. What was the store's total profit?

Accepted Answer

$620

Answer

$540

Answer

$580

Answer

$660

Question 7

Three friends split a restaurant bill. Alice pays twice as much as Bob, and Carol pays $5 more than Bob. If the total bill is $65, how much does Alice pay?

Accepted Answer

$30

Answer

$20

Answer

$24

Answer

$25