Questions ...........................................

• The Four Operations of Whole Numbers

Questions 9, 16, 17, 26, 28, 29, 34, 39, 41, 44,
54, 56, 66, 67, 68, 71, 75, 76, 77, 80,
82, 83, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 96, 98, 99

• Measures
Questions 1, 2, 10, 12, 19, 20, 24, 27, 30, 32,
35, 40, 51, 60, 61, 63, 69, 73, 74, 78,
79, 81, 84, 94, 97, 100

• Fractions
Questions 48, 57

• Decimals
Questions 6, 52

• Geometry
Question 70

• Ratio and Proportion

Questions 8, 87, 90

• Percentage
Question 31
2-part or 3-part Word Problems

• The Four Operations of Whole Numbers

Questions 7, 14, 23, 25, 33, 43, 47, 49, 55, 59,
65, 72, 86

• Measures
Questions 3, 5, 11, 13, 15, 21, 22, 37, 38, 42,
45, 46, 50, 53, 64, 85, 95

• Fractions
Questions 18, 36, 58

• Ratio and Proportion

Question 4

• Percentages
Question 62

Solutions .......................................... 105

Step-by-step solutions to all questions
 QUESTION
1
1
Jane, Alice and Peter had a sum of money. After Jane spent 4 of
1
her money, Alice spent $80 of hers and Peter spent 2 of his
money, they had an equal amount of money left. If they had a
total of $1008 in the end, how much did each of them have at
first?

Answer: ____________

3
100 Challenging Maths Word Problems Book 5
 QUESTION
2
The cost of a book, toy and hat is in the ratio 5 : 2 : 9. The average
cost of the three items is $32. When a belt is added, the average
cost is now $30. What is the difference between the cost of the
book and the belt?

Answer: ____________

4
100 Challenging Maths Word Problems Book 5
 QUESTION
3
Tom spent $1650 in January, which was 40% of the salary he
earned that month. He saved the rest of his salary. In February,
his salary increased by 20% and he saved $190 more in February
than in January.
(a) How much did he save in February?
(b) How much did he spend in February?

Answer: (a) ____________

(b) ____________

5
100 Challenging Maths Word Problems Book 5
 QUESTION
4
Andrew finished typing 8 similar sets of notes in 3 hours. If his
typing speed increased to 60 words per minute, he would have
finished typing the same sets of notes 2 hours faster.
(a) What was Andrew’s original typing speed?
(b) If he wanted to finish 10 such sets of notes in 2.5 hours, how
fast would he have to type per minute?

Answer: (a) ____________

(b) ____________

6
100 Challenging Maths Word Problems Book 5
 QUESTION
5
3 1
A tank with a square base of side 10 cm was 4 filled with water. 2
of the water was poured into an empty container filling it to the
2
brim. 3 of the water from the container was poured into a basin
1
which was already 5 filled with 700 cm3 of water. The basin then
1
became 2 full.
(a) What was the original water level in the tank?
(b) What was the height of the tank?

Answer: (a) ____________

(b) ____________

7
100 Challenging Maths Word Problems Book 5