WORD PROBLEMS INVOLVING MONEY WORD PROBLEMS WORKSHEET

Problem 1 :

Jan has 6 more dimes than quarters. If the value of the dimes is the same as the value of the quarters, how many dimes and quarters does Jan have?

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Problem 2 :

I have 7 more nickels than dimes. If the value of the nickels and dimes is the same, how many of each coin do I have?

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Problem 3 :

Alex broke open his piggy bank. He had 30 more dimes than nickels and 8 more quarters than nickels. The value of the quarters is exactly the same as the value of the sum of the dimes and nickels. How many of each coin does Alex have?

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Problem 4 :

Mr. Price deposited $170 in his bank. The number of $5 bills was 3 times the number of $10 bills, and the number of $1 bills was 30 more than the number of $5 bills. How many bills of each type did he deposit?

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Problem 5 :

Marie has $5.05 in quarters and dimes. The number of quarters exceeds twice the number of dimes by 1. Find the number she has of each kind.

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Problem 6 :

A purse contains $4.70 in nickels and quarters. There are 30 coins in all. How many of each kind are there?

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Problem 7 :

Brian wants to earn at least $20 this week to go to the fair. His father said he will pay him $9 for mowing the lawn and $2.75 an hour to weed the flower bed. Brian has decided to do both chores. What is the minimum number of hours he will need to weed to earn at least $20?

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Problem 8 :

An employee earns $2 for every magazine sold and a salary of $10 a week. How many magazines will the employee need to sell in order to earn at least $40 in one week?

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Problem 9 :

Juan spent $2.50 on apples and oranges. He bought 5 apples at $0.36 each. What is the most he spent on the oranges?

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Problem 10 :

The cashier in a movie box office sold 200 more adult admission tickets at $11.00 each than children’s admission tickets at $8.00 each. What is the minimum number of each type of ticket that the cashier had to sell for the total receipts to be at least $5000

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Problem 11 :

You must have an average score of at least 80 to get a B- on your report card. You have scores of 61, 70, 99 and 70. What is the minimum score you must get on the last test to get a B-on your report card? 

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