Wild Word Problems
1. Mark, Tom, and Jane stood in line 8 minutes each to ride Swamp Thing. Steve and Mary stood in line for 6 minutes
each. How long was the combined time for all students standing in line?
2. Swamp Thing last for 2 minutes and 25 seconds. If you ride it 4 times, how long will you be on the ride?
3. The Sidewinder can seat 4 people in one car. If there are 27 students riding, how many cars will we need?
4. The Sidewinder can be 40° off the ground. If it made a full circle how many more degrees would it have to tilt?
5. The Boomerang makes vertical loops. How many degrees is one vertical loop?
6. The Swingin' Safari goes both forwards and backwards. If the ride last 3 minutes and it goes in both directions the
same amount of time, how many seconds does it go both forward and backwards?
7. Hangman goes approximately 65 mph. Bug-Out goes 28 mph. How much faster is Hangman than Bug-Out?
8. The Gold Rush has 7 cars. If four students can ride in each car, how many students can ride at one time?
9. Jackson, Ryan, Rachel, and Madison rode Gold Rush 6 times. If the ride lasts 1 minute 15 seconds, how much time
did they spend riding Gold Rush? (hint: you need to change minutes to seconds
10. Jackson and Ryan ate lunch at Bugsy's Pizza. The pizza had 8 slices. Jackson ate 5 slices and Ryan ate 2 slices. How
much of the pizza was eaten? How much was left?
11. Madison ordered chicken fingers for $4.95, French fries for $1.95, and a coke for $1.45. How much money did
Madison spend for lunch? If she paid with $20, how much change would she receive?
Thrill Rides
Use the chart below to answer the following questions.
200
150
100
50
0
Swingin'…
Hangman
Swamp Thing
Bug-Out
Boomerang
mph
1. Which ride is the fastest?
2. If Susan is 50” tall which ride will she not be able to ride?
3. How much faster is Hangman than Swingin’ Safari?
4. Which ride is the slowest?
time in
seconds
height of
rider