Word Problems
Common Entrance Quantitative Reasoning

A father is 4 times as old as his son. The sum of their ages is 50 years. How old is the son?

3 pencils and 2 erasers cost ₦130. If one eraser costs ₦20, how much is one pencil?

The sum of two numbers is 25 and their difference is 7. What is the smaller number?

A tank is 3/4 full. After 30 litres are used, it is 1/2 full. How many litres does the full tank hold?

What number multiplied by itself gives 144?

A boy reads 15 pages of a book every day. How many days will he take to read a 240-page book?

Twelve pupils share 60 oranges equally. If 3 more pupils join them, how many oranges will each pupil now get?

The product of two whole numbers is 48 and their sum is 14. What is the larger number?

Think of a number, double it, add 6, then divide by 2. The result is 9. What was the number?

What fraction of 2 hours is 40 minutes?

If 1 pen costs ₦45, what is the cost of 1 dozen pens?

Musa is twice as old as Uche. In 5 years' time, the sum of their ages will be 34. How old is Uche now?

What is 3/4 of 2/3 of 120?

If 2 boys can eat 2 loaves of bread in 2 days, how many loaves can 6 boys eat in 6 days?

A number is multiplied by 4 and 7 is added. The result is 35. Find the number.

5 pens cost the same as 2 books. A book costs ₦250. How much is one pen?

Half of a number added to 10 gives 18. What is the number?

A number is doubled and then 4 is taken away. The result is 20. What is the number?

What number is 3 more than twice 9?

The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 48. What is the largest?