English to Math:-

1. To calculate Body Mass Index (BMI), health professionals divide a person’s weight by the square of
his or her height, and then multiply the result by 703 (if the measurements are in inches and
pounds). Which of the following equations models this calculation?
𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡
A) × 703 B) × 703
ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 2 𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 2
ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 ×703 √𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡
C) D) × 703
√𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡

2. When 4 times a number 𝑛 is increased by 9, the result is 21.

Which of the following equations represents the statement above?
A) 4(𝑛 + 9) = 21 B) 4𝑛 = 9 + 21
C) 𝑛 + 4 x 9 = 21 D) 4𝑛 + 9 = 21

3. When 3 is subtracted from 5 times a number 𝑛, the result is 27.

Which of the following equations represents the statement above?
A) 5𝑛 – 3 = 27 B) 3𝑛 – 5 = 27
C) 5(𝑛 – 3)= 27 D) 3 – 5𝑛 = 27
4. A farm in Kansas both raises cows and grows wheat. The farmer calculates that in each month, he
can make $1500 per acre used for grazing his cows and $1200 per acre used for growing wheat. He
can allow his cows to graze from March until October, but can only grow wheat from April until
August. If he allots 𝑐 acres for his cows and 𝑤 acres for his wheat, which of the following represents
the amount of money he can make in a year?
A) 5 × 1200 × 𝑐 + 8 × 1500 × 𝑤
B) 13 × (1200 × 𝑐 + 1500 × 𝑤)
C) 8 × 1500 × 𝑐 + 5 × 1200 × 𝑤
D) 1200 × 𝑐 + 1500 × 𝑤

5. A pair of jeans & a T-shirt together cost Rs. 250. If the T-shirt cost Rs. 75 less than the jeans, what
is the price of jeans?
A. 150 B. 162.50
C. 87.5 D. 180

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6. Chicago cabs charge $3.25 for a “flag pull” --- calling the cab off the street and the first mile of
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your trip. Each additional mile is $1.80. it is customary to tip the driver 15% of the total. Which
expression gives the amount you would pay for a trip of 𝑚 miles?
A) 3.25 + 1.15(1.8𝑚)
B) 1.15(3.25+1.8𝑚)
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C) 0.15[3.25 + 1.8(𝑚- )]
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D)1.15[3.25+1.8(𝑚- )]
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7. The US Olympic Team has 𝑓 members, and they will be distributed equally among 𝑔 charter planes
on their way to Rio in 2016. If the team decides to charter ℎ more planes, how many fewer athletes
will ride on each plane?
𝑓𝑔 𝑓ℎ
A) B)
𝑔(𝑔+ℎ) 𝑔(𝑔+ℎ)
𝑓 𝑓
C) D)
𝑔+ℎ ℎ

8. A proposed tax system would tax the first $75,000 of a household’s income at 𝑟%, and any
additional income at 𝑞%. What would be the tax for a household with an income of $90,000?
(𝑟+𝑞)
A) * 90000
100
𝑟 𝑞
B) * 75000 + * 90000
100 100
𝑟 (𝑟+𝑞)
C) * 75000 + * 15000
100 100
𝑟 𝑞
D) * 75000 + * 15000
100 100

9. A sweater that normally costs $42.00 is on sale for 30% off. If there is a storewide sale that applies
an additional 20% off to everything, what will be the total price of the sweater and a belt that
normally costs 𝑑 dollars?
A) 0.5(42 + 𝑑) B) 0.56(42) + 0.8𝑑
C) 0.5(42) + 0.8𝑑 D) None of these
10. Full-time in-state tuition at the University of Illinois is $6018 per semester. In addition, there are
service fees, not included in tuition, of $1783 per student per semester. If there is an 8% tuition
increase, what will be the cost of 𝑛 semesters of college?
A) 1.08(7801𝑛) B) 1.08(6018𝑛) + 1783
C) 𝑛[1.08(6018) + 1783] D) None of these

11. A father is twice as old as his son. Sum of their ages is 75 years. Find the age of father?
A) 35 years B) 40 years
C) 45 years D) 50 years

12. A father is 61 & his son is 16. After how many years will the father be twice as old as his son?
A) 35 B) 30
C) 29 D) 25

13. A son is 25 years younger than his father. After 3 years, sum of their ages will be 42 years. What
is son’s present age?
A) 5.5 B) 7
C) 10 D) 12

14. 20 years ago, my age was 1/3 of what it is now. What is my present age?
A) 66 years B) 33 years
C) 36 years D) 30 years
15. A owes B Rs. 70 and B owes A Rs. 60, If A gives B Rs. 50 cheque, how many Rs. in change
should B give A?
A. 20 B. 40
C. 10 D. 30

16. If 𝑡 multiplied by the sum of 𝑥 and 2𝑦 is divided by 4𝑦, the result is

𝑥𝑡 𝑦𝑡 𝑥𝑡 𝑦𝑡
A) + B) +
2 4 4 2
𝑥𝑡 𝑡 𝑥𝑡 𝑡
C) + D) +
4𝑦 2 2𝑦 4

17. There are 60 students of which boys and girls sit in pairs, then half girls are left. Find no of girls.
A) 20 B) 30
C) 40 D) 50

18. A father is thirty times older than his son. However, 18 years later, he will be thrice as old as
the son. What is the father’s present age?
A) 26 years B) 25 years
C) 21 years D) 40 years

19. A woman is twice the age of her daughter today. Ten years ago, the woman was thrice as old
as her daughter. What was the age of the woman at the time of her daughter’s birth?
A) 16 B) 18
C) 20 D) 24
20. After fifteen years Ali will be twice as old as his son but five years ago he was he was four-times
as old as his son their present ages are?
A) 15,45 B) 17, 51
C) 13, 39 D) 16, 48

21. Taxi charges 75 cents for the first quarter of a mile and 15 cents for each additional quarter of
a mile. The charge, in cents, for a trip of d quarter miles is
A) 75 + 15d B) 75 + 15(d – 1)
C) 75 + 75d D) 75 + 4(d – 1)

22. Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio of 5 : 4 respectively. Three years hence, the
ratio of their ages will become 11 : 9 respectively. What is Anand's present age in years?
A) 24 B) 27
C) 40 D) None of these

23. Seven years ago, a father was four times as old as his son, but in 7 years more he will be only
twice as old. What is the age of each?
A) Father’s age 45; Son’s age 20 years
B) Father’s age 40 years; Son’s age 17 years
C) Father’s age 35 years; Son’s age 14 years
D) Father’s age 32 years; Son’s age 12 years
24. Asghar is 27 years younger than Junaid. In 10 years Junaid will be twice as old as Asghar. How old
will Junaid be in 7 years?
A) 17 B) 44
C) 24 D) 51

25. Tickets for a show cost R 500 or R 800. If 100 tickets were sold for a total of R 65000, how many
tickets were sold for 800?
A) 40 B) 50
C) 60 D) None of these

26. If the digits of a number is inverse, its value increases by 36. Find the number?
A. 56 B. 75
C. 64 D. 48

27. Faraz purchased brand R pens for Rs. 330/box and brand S pens for Rs.200/box. If Faraz purchased
a total of 12 boxes of pens for Rs. 3700, how many boxes of Brand S did he purchase?
A) 10 B) 5
C) 3 D) 2

28. There are total of 60 tents for 200 people. Each tent can hold either 2 or 4 people. Find the
number of tents that can hold 2 people, given that all tents are used?
A) 10 B) 20
C) 40 D) 30
29. A sum of Rs. 1500 was lent partly at 6% and partly at 5%. The annual interest from the
investment is Rs. 85. The ration of money that is lent at 6% to that lent at 5% is?
A. 6:5 B. 5:6
C. 2:1 D. 1:2

30. A taxi charges Rs6 for the first km, and Rs2/km for every subsequent kilometer. If Faraz has
Rs44 in his pockets, how many kilometers can he travel?
A) 19 B) 20
C) 21 D) 18

1 A 16 C
2 D 17 C
3 A 18 D
4 C 19 C
5 B 20 A
6 D 21 B
7 B 22 A
8 D 23 C
9 B 24 D
10 C 25 B
11 D 26 D
12 C 27 D
13 A 28 B
14 D 29 C
15 B 30 B