Examples for 8th grade - page 105

  1. Sweater
    colours_3 Dana confuses sweater and wool has a choice of seven colors. In how many ways she can choose from three colors to the sleeves?
  2. In the orchard
    stromy_7 In the orchard, they planted 25 apple trees, 20 pears, 15 plums and 40 marbles. A strong late frost, however, destroyed a fifth of all new trees. Unfortunately, it was all the trees of one kind of fruit. What is the probability that the plums have died out
  3. The florist
    ruze_6 The florist had 200 roses in the morning. During the day, more than half sold it. From the remaining roses, it will tie the bouquet. If a bouquet of 3, 4, 5 or 6 roses are bound, one always remains. How many roses from the morning shipment sold?
  4. Three 43
    penize_49 Three brothers inherited a cash amount of 62,000 and they divided it among themselves in the ratio of 5:4:1. How much more is the largest share than the smallest share?
  5. Pool
    bazen_10 The prism-shaped pool is 2 m deep with a bottom of the isosceles trapezoid with base dimensions of 10 m and 18 m and arm legs 7 m long and 5.7 m long. During the spring cleaning, the bottom and walls of the pool must be painted. How many m2 of paint should
  6. Highway repair
    truck_6 The highway repair was planned for 15 days. However, it was reduced by 30%. How many days did the repair of the highway last?
  7. Double ladder
    dvojak The double ladder is 8.5m long. It is built so that its lower ends are 3.5 meters apart. How high does the upper end of the ladder reach?
  8. Hectoliters
    sudy_4 How many hectoliters of water is in garden barrel with 90 cm diameter and a height of 1.3 m, if it is filled to 80% of its capacity?
  9. Subsets
    venn5 How many 19 element's subsets can be made from the 26 element set?
  10. Collect rain water
    valec2_14 The garden water tank has a cylindrical shape with a diameter of 80 cm and a height of 12 dm. How many liters of water will fit into the tank?
  11. Two airports
    aircraft-02_13 Two airports are 2690 km away. From the first airport, the airplane flies at a speed of 600 km/h, from a second airplane at a speed of 780 km/h. When will they meet if they flew at 10:00? How far from the first airport?
  12. Dinning room
    cukriky_14 How many different combinations can we choose if there are 3 soups, 5 kinds of main dish and 2 desserts in the dining room?
  13. Perimeter of base
    valec_16 The circumference of the base of the rotating cylinder is same as its height. What is the diameter and height of this cylinder with volume 1 liter?
  14. The sides
    rectangle_9 The sides of a rectangle are in a ratio of 2:3, and its perimeter is 1 1/4 inches. What are the lengths of its side? Draw it.
  15. Pupils
    skola_23 There are 350 girls in the school, and the other 30% of the total number of pupils are boys. How many pupils does the school have?
  16. Diameter of a cylinder
    cylinder_horiz_2 The diameter of the cylinder is 42 cm. How many times does the cylinder turn on a 66m long track?
  17. Overload
    aircraft-02_10 What overload in g (g-force) has passed the pilot if he accelerated from 0 to 600 km/h in 3 seconds?
  18. Grandmother
    car_33 Mom walked out to visit her grandmother in a neighboring village 5km away and moved at a speed of 4km/h. An hour later, father drove down the same road at an average speed of 64km/h. 1) How long will take to catch mom die? 2) What is the approximate dis
  19. Red diplomas
    test_16 He numbers of students with honors in 2013 and 2014 are in ratio 40:49. How big is the year-on-year percentage increase?
  20. Tv screen
    tv2 The size of a tv screen is given by the length of its diagonal. If the dimension of a tv screen is 16 inches by 14 inches, what is the size of the tv screen?

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