List of top Quantitative Aptitude Questions on Word Problems

Two palm trees grow next to each other in Luke's backyard. One of the trees gets sick, so Luke cuts off the top 3 feet. The other tree, however, is healthy and grows 2 feet. How tall are the two trees if the healthy tree is now 4 feet taller than the sick tree, and together they are 28 feet tall?

Kim is twice as old as Claire. Nick is 3 years older than Claire. Kim is 6 years older than Emily. Their ages combined equal 81. How old is Nick?

Sarah's current age is three times Ron's age two years ago. Sarah is currently 14 years older than Ron. What is the sum of Sarah and Ron's current age?

Given the following information:
Sally is 2 years younger than Abby.
Daisy is 5 years older than Tracy.
Abby is 6 years older than Tracy.

Quantity A: Sally's age
Quantity B: Daisy's age

In the first hour of a bake sale, students sold either chocolate chip cookies, which sold for $\$$1.30, or brownies, which sold for $\$$1.50. What was the ratio of chocolate chip cookies sold to brownies sold during that hour?
1. The average price for the items sold during that hour was $1.42
2. The total price for all items sold during that hour was $14.20

A beer company spent $100,000 last year on hops, yeast, and malt. How much of the total expenditure was for hops?
1. The expenditure for yeast was 20% greater than the expenditure for malt.
2. The total expenditure for yeast and malt was equal to the expenditure for hops.

A racecar driver has completed 12 1/2 laps of a 50 lap race. What fractional part of the race remains?

If Alyssa is twice as old as Brandon, by how many years is Brandon older than Clara?
(1) Four years ago, Alyssa was twice as old as Clara is now.
(2) Alyssa is 8 years older than Clara.