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Word Problem Quiz
Financial Management
Ms. Kinz
Name:
Date:
When answering these questions, remember that your credit is not only
coming from answering the questions correctly, but other things that you
do in the problems. If you do not complete those tasks as well, you will
not receive full credit. Those things are:
● Boxing Important Information
● Underlining what is being asked of you
● Answering the questions under each problem pertaining to how you
found your answer
1. At the ice skate rental stand, 60% of 120 skates are for boys. If the rest of
the skates are for girls, how many are there?
a. What is the question asking you to find? (2 pts)
b. Answer the question originally stated. (3 pts)
c. How many skates are there for boys? (2 pts)
d. Why did you solve the problem the way that you did and what
words told you to use the operations that you did? (3 pts)
2. How much pay does Mr. Johnson receives if he gives $250 to his
landlord, and has exactly 40% of his pay left over?
a. What percentage of his pay did Mr. Johnson give to his landlord?
(2 pts)
b. What is the question asking you to find?(2 pts)
c. Answer the question originally stated. (3 pts)
d. Why did you solve the problem the way that you did and what
words told you to use the operations that you did? (3 pts)
3. Mary surveyed students in her school to find out what their favourite
sports were. Out of 1,200 students, 455 said hockey was their favourite
sport. What percentage of students said hockey was their favourite
sport?
a. What is the question asking you to find? (2 pts)
b. Answer the question originally stated. (3 pts)
c. What percentage of students did not say hockey was their
favorite sport? (2 pts)
d. Why did you solve the problem the way that you did and what
words told you to use the operations that you did? (3 pts)