Word Problems MCQs for MDCAT Practice

Math Reasoning section, Word Problems chapter. Sample questions from past PMC papers.

1. Question 1
   A rectangular box is 4 in wide, 6 in long, and 8 in deep. If the box is to be filled with cubes, each with a side length of 2 in, until no space is left inside, how many cubes are needed?
   • A.12
   • B.24
   • C.32
   • D.48
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2. Question 2
   A large group of friends go out to dinner at a restaurant which charges them a service fee of 12 percent of the original price of their meal. After this fee is factored in, the group uses a coupon to get 25 percent off the total. In the end, what percent discount did the group receive off the original price?
   • A.13%
   • B.16%
   • C.18%
   • D.20%
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3. Question 3
   There are 800 students in a school and 45% of the students are male. If 30% of the male students and 25% of the female students play varsity sports, how many students play varsity sports?
   • A.200
   • B.218
   • C.400
   • D.435
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4. Question 4
   The volume of a cylinder is 500 cm³ and radius is 5 cm. What is the height? (Use π = 3.14)
   • A.5 cm
   • B.6 cm
   • C.7 cm
   • D.8 cm
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5. Question 5
   A group of 1200 persons consisting of captains and soldiers is travelling in a train. For every 15 soldiers, there is one captain. The number of captains in the group is
   • A.70
   • B.75
   • C.80
   • D.85
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6. Question 6
   A train covers 180 km in 3 hours. What is the speed to time ratio?
   • A.60:1
   • B.1:60
   • C.3:180
   • D.180:3
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7. Question 7
   A team translates a book in 40 days. A second team with 60% the efficiency joins after 10 days. Total time to complete the book?
   • A.28
   • B.30
   • C.32
   • D.34
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8. Question 8
   A force of 10 N moves an object 5 m in the direction of the force. What is the work done?
   • A.15 J
   • B.20 J
   • C.50 J
   • D.100 J
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