Advanced Word Problems Practice
Section 1: Travel and Logic Problems
Q1. Alice lives directly south of Bob, at the same distance as Charlie, who lives west of Bob. Bob is
hosting a dinner. Alice cycles at 24 km/h and arrives 2 hours late. Charlie drives at 72 km/h and
arrives 30 minutes early. At what time was the dinner scheduled?
Q2. A train leaves City A for City B at 80 km/h. Another train leaves City B for City A at 120 km/h,
one hour later. They meet after 3 hours of the second train’s travel. What is the distance between
the two cities?
Q3. Tom and Jerry start walking towards each other from two towns 150 km apart. Tom walks at 6
km/h and Jerry at 4 km/h. After 5 hours, Tom’s dog starts running back and forth between them at
12 km/h until they meet. What total distance does the dog run?
Q4. A plane leaves Sydney at 9:00 AM flying west at 720 km/h. Another plane leaves from the
same point at 10:30 AM flying west at 960 km/h. At what time will the second plane catch up to the
first?
Q5. A car travels from Town A to Town B at 60 km/h and returns at 90 km/h. What is the average
speed of the round trip?
Section 2: Hard Percentage Problems
Q6. At a sports festival, 50% of attendees played football. Out of these, 30% also played basketball.
If 20% of those who played both also ran a race, what percent of all attendees did all three
activities? A: 3% B: 4.5% C: 6% D: 7.5%
Q7. At a carnival, 65% of visitors ate ice cream. Of those, 40% were children. If children made up
50% of the total crowd, what percent of children ate ice cream? A: 26% B: 40% C: 52% D: 65%
Q8. A company has 200 employees. 70% are in the IT department. Out of IT employees, 20% are
women. How many women are in IT? A: 20 B: 28 C: 35 D: 40
Q9. At a stadium, 80% of spectators supported Team A. Of these, 25% wore red shirts. If the total
number of spectators was 10,000, how many wore red shirts? A: 1,500 B: 2,000 C: 2,500 D: 3,000
Q10. In a school, 60% of students take Maths. Of those, 50% also take Science. If the school has
500 students, how many take both Maths and Science? A: 100 B: 120 C: 150 D: 180
Q11. At a university, 40% of students study Engineering. Out of these, 60% are male. If males
make up 55% of the university population, what percent of males study Engineering? A: 30% B:
36% C: 42% D: 44%
Q12. In a company, 65% of employees work full-time. Out of them, 40% receive bonuses. If 500
employees work full-time, how many receive bonuses? A: 150 B: 180 C: 200 D: 220
Q13. In a town, 75% of households own cars. Of these, 20% own more than one car. If the town
has 12,000 households, how many own more than one car? A: 1,800 B: 2,000 C: 2,200 D: 2,400
Q14. At a workshop, 60% of participants were adults. Out of the adults, 25% were teachers. If there
were 240 teachers, how many participants attended in total? A: 1,200 B: 1,400 C: 1,600 D: 1,800
Q15. In a survey, 50% of respondents owned pets. Out of them, 40% had dogs. If 12% of all
respondents owned cats but no dogs, what percent owned either dogs or cats? A: 28% B: 30% C:
32% D: 34%