Examples for 9th grade - page 105

A report
Maricris can type a committee report in 5 hours. Jane helped Maricris and together they finished the report in 3 hours. How long would it take Jane to complete the report she had worked alone?
Degrees Fahrenheit
? The equation above shows how temperature F, measured in degrees Fahrenheit, relates to a temperature C, measured in degrees Celsius. Based on the equation, which of the following must be true? I. A temperature increase of 1 degree Fahrenheit is equiv
Right 24
Right isosceles triangle has an altitude x drawn from the right angle to the hypotenuse dividing it into 2 unequal segments. The length of one segment is 5 cm. What is the area of the triangle? Thank you.
Apples 14
Maya bought 18 apples. She used 50% of the apples to make apple pies and 1/3 of the apples was mixed with other fruits to make salad. How many apples were left?
Dirty road
Mr. Smith is on a road trip to a remote disc golf course 180km away. He travels part of the way at 100km/h along the highway, and part of the way at 50km/h along dirt roads. If it took 2 hours to get there, how many hours did he spend on dirt roads?
Percentages
52 is what percent of 93?
Monica
Monica left Php.900 to Bianca. When monica asked for it after 6 months, Bianca decided to give Php.945 instead because she was able to use the money. What interest rate on Monica's money was used by bianca?
Selling price
Find the selling price. Cost to store: $50 Markup: 10%
One trapezium
One trapezium has AB=24M, BC=36M, CD=80M, DA=80M long sides. Find the area.
Math test
Obelix filled a mathematical test in which he answered 25 questions. For every correct answer, he received 5 points, for each bad answer he had 3 points deducted. Obelix gained 36% of all points in the test. How many questions did he solve correctly?
School yearbook
Bianca sold Php.18,500 worth of advertisements for the school yearbook. If she is given a commision of 8%, how much did she earn for the advertisements?
Fix + percentages
Mrs. Vargas is a car sales agent who earns Php.5,850 monthly plus a 4% commision on all her sales. During a month, she sold a car worth Php.740,000. How much is her total earnings?
Father and daughter
When I was 11 my father was 35 year old. Now, father has three times older then me. How old is she?
Nineteenth member
Find the nineteenth member of the arithmetic sequence: a1=33 d=5 find a19
Loss
A bookstore purchased from a publisher the biography of a well-known politician for R15 per copy, but sales have been very poor. The manager has decided to mark the copies down to R12 each to make a quick sale. Calculate the loss on each book as a percenta
Deposit is pesos
Sally deposits Php.22,000 in her savings account. If the bank pays 1.5% interest per year, how much will she receive at the end of the year?
Sales tax
A sales tax on a Php 10,800 appliance is Php.1,620. What is the rate of sales tax?
Tickets 4
Stacey is selling tickets to the school play. The tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for children. She sells twice as many adult tickets as children's tickets and brings in a total of $342. How many of each kind of ticket did she sell?
Ages 2
A man's age is 4 times his son's age. After 5 years he will be just twice his son's age, find their ages.
Trip to a city
Lin wants to save $75 for a trip to the city. If she has saved $37.50 so far, what percentage of her goal has she saved? What percentage remains?

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