Classroom Worksheet
Adult Education Physical Education Review Worksheet: Word Problems
Word Problems Review Worksheet
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Instructions:
Read each word problem carefully. Show your work on a separate sheet if needed, and write your final answer with the correct units. These problems review common physical education topics such as pacing, heart rate, training time, distance, calories, and team activity planning. Questions increase in difficulty.
Skills Practiced:- Word Problems
- Physical Education
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
1Question
A student walks 2 miles in 40 minutes. What is the student's average pace in minutes per mile?
2Question
A runner completes 3 laps of a 400-meter track. What total distance did the runner cover?
3Question
A class jogs for 15 minutes and then walks for 10 minutes. How many total minutes of activity did the class complete?
4Question
A student does 3 sets of 12 push-ups during warm-up. How many push-ups did the student complete in all?
5Question
A workout burns 8 calories per minute for 25 minutes. How many calories are burned in total?
6Question
A person drinks 250 milliliters of water after each of 4 exercise breaks. How much water did the person drink altogether?
7Question
A training plan includes 30 minutes of cardio and 20 minutes of strength training each day. How many minutes of exercise are completed in 5 days?
8Question
A cyclist rides 6 miles on Monday and 8.5 miles on Tuesday. What is the total distance ridden?
9Question
A gym class has 18 students. If each student needs 2 cones for a drill, how many cones are needed in total?
10Question
A swimmer completes 12 lengths of a pool. Each length is 25 meters. What distance did the swimmer cover?
11Question
A student wants to improve endurance by increasing daily running time from 18 minutes to 27 minutes. How many more minutes is the new plan?
12Question
A coach schedules 4 stations, each lasting 7 minutes, with 3 minutes of transition time between stations. If the class does all 4 stations, how long does the entire session take?
13Question
A team earns 3 points for each successful drill and completes 14 successful drills. How many points does the team earn?
14Question
A hiker walks 5 kilometers on Saturday and 7 kilometers on Sunday. If the hike is split evenly over 2 days, what is the average distance per day?
15Question
A heart-rate monitor shows 132 beats per minute during exercise. If the student maintains that rate for 10 minutes, how many total heart beats occur during that time?
16Question
A fitness challenge requires 2,400 steps per day for 6 days. How many steps are required in total?
17Question
A class cycle workout includes 3 intervals of 8 minutes at moderate intensity and 2 intervals of 5 minutes at high intensity. How many total minutes of cycling are completed?
18Question
An athlete runs 1.2 miles in 10 minutes and then 0.8 miles in 8 minutes. What is the athlete's total distance and total time?
19Question
A school fitness event expects 24 participants. If each participant completes 3 activities and each activity uses 2 pieces of equipment, how many pieces of equipment are needed if each participant uses their own set?
20Question
A coach plans a 90-minute practice. The team spends 20 minutes warming up, 35 minutes on skill drills, and 15 minutes scrimmaging. How many minutes remain for cool-down and review?
21Question
A student burns 280 calories in a workout and then consumes a 140-calorie snack afterward. What is the net calorie difference between calories burned and calories consumed?
22Question
A relay team runs 4 legs. The first leg is 350 meters, the second is 275 meters, the third is 400 meters, and the fourth is 325 meters. What is the total distance of the relay?
23Question
A personal training plan increases jogging distance by 10% each week. If week 1 is 4 kilometers, what is the distance for week 2?
24Question
A student is monitoring recovery heart rate. Immediately after exercise, the heart rate is 168 bpm. After 2 minutes it drops to 144 bpm, and after 5 minutes it drops to 126 bpm. How many beats per minute did the heart rate decrease from immediately after exercise to 5 minutes later?
25Question
An adult education PE class has 3 circuits. Each circuit has 5 exercises. Each exercise is performed for 45 seconds, followed by 15 seconds of rest before the next exercise. If students complete all 15 exercises in order, how many total minutes are spent exercising and resting during the circuits, not counting extra time between circuits?