Difficulty level: Intermediate/Hard

WORD PROBLEMS

1. On Jessica's first three tests she had an average of 72. If she wants to raise that average by 4
points, what must she get on her fourth test?

2. In a grocery store, Ellie sold 17 on Monday, 35 on Tuesday, 40 on Wednesday, 13 on Thursday,

and 26 on Friday. What was her average sales per day?

3. Jan swims an average of 2.75 miles per day. If she swims for 8 days, how many miles will she
have gone?

4. The average height of a family of five is 150 cm. If the heights of 4 family members is 153, 150,
151 and 152, find the height of the fifth member.

5. Find the average of first ten odd numbers.