Rates & Word Problems (Foundations)

Core skills for this exam family.

Phase 2 · ACT Math

Rates & Word Problems: core idea

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A car travels $180$ miles in $3$ hours. What is its average speed?

Hint: Distance divided by time. Answer: 60.

1. Five identical movie tickets cost $62.50$ dollars. What is one ticket's cost?
2. A worker earns $18$ dollars per hour for $7$ hours. How much does the worker earn?
3. A $90$ dollar jacket is on sale for $30\%$ off. What is the sale price?
4. A train leaves at 2:15 PM and arrives at 5:45 PM. How long is the trip in hours?
5. A recipe needs $3$ eggs for $2$ cakes. How many eggs are needed for $8$ cakes?
6. A tank contains $55$ gallons and leaks $4$ gallons each hour. How many gallons remain after $6$ hours?
7. A book has $240$ pages. Maya reads $35$ pages per day. How many pages remain after $4$ days?
8. A rectangular garden is $12$ m by $9$ m. How many meters of fence are needed?
9. A restaurant bill is $48$ dollars before a $20\%$ tip. What is the total bill?