ISEE Upper Level Word Problems Practice Test 31

1. What is the next number in the sequence 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, …

• A. 18
• B. 20
• C. 21
• D. 23

2. On a hike, Kurt saw 3 times as many sparrows as finches. He saw 12 birds of these two species in all. If s is the number of sparrows Kurt saw, which number sentence can be used to find out how many birds of each species he saw?

• A.
• B. s − 3s = 12
• C.
• D. s + 3s = 12

3. Gary scored a total of 27 points in two games. He scored twice as many points in the second game as in the first. What were his scores in each game?

• A. game 1: 5; game 2: 22
• B. game 1: 6; game 2: 21
• C. game 1: 7; game 2: 20
• D. game 1: 9; game 2: 18

4. Jen bought 10 apples at $1.20 per pound. The apples weighed a total of 5.75 lb. What did she pay for all 10 apples?

• A. $6.90
• B. $7.20
• C. $8.14
• D. $9.55

5. Maria earns $9 per hour on weekdays and $12 per hour on weekends. This week she worked 8 hours on Tuesday, 6 hours on Thursday, 7 hours on Friday, and 9 hours on Saturday. How much did she earn?

• A. $214
• B. $279
• C. $297
• D. $312

6. Which of the following is greater than 1.2 but less than 1.3?

• A. 1.196
• B. 1.268
• C. 1.302
• D. 1.375

7. Smoke alarms in a house require 27 batteries. Batteries come in packs of 4. How many packs should you buy if you want 2 complete packs left over?

• A. 6
• B. 7
• C. 8
• D. 9

8. Jamal has $1.85 in quarters and dimes only. He has a total of 11 coins. How many of each coin does he have?

• A. 5 quarters, 6 dimes
• B. 4 quarters, 7 dimes
• C. 3 quarters, 8 dimes
• D. 2 quarters, 9 dimes

9. The mean of Mark’s, Linda’s, and Karen’s ages is 18. Mark is 20 years old. Linda is 18 years old. How old is Karen?

• A. 16
• B. 17
• C. 18
• D. 19

10. A prescribed diet makes a dog lose 0.33 lb each month. After 4 months, the dog weighs 37.18 lb. What was its original weight?

• A. 38.5 lb
• B. 38.33 lb
• C. 38.12 lb
• D. 37.67 lb