Physical quantity - math word problems - page 57 of 318
A physical quantity is a term numerically describing a property or state of a physical object. For example, a physical quantity is a length, and its corresponding physical unit is a meter (symbol m). Similarly, the quantity is weight, and the unit is the kilogram (kg). Physical quantities can be divided into a scalar (has magnitude), vector (has magnitude and direction), and tensor (has magnitude and multiple directions).Number of problems found: 6343
- Curtains and bed cover
Grandma bought 16 3/4 meters of cloth. She uses 8 1/2 meters for curtains and 7 1/2 meters for bed covers. How many meters of clothing were not used? - June bought
June bought 3 1/2 gallons of white paint at $17.50 per gallon and 1 3/4 gallons of blue paint at $19.00 per gallon. What was her total cost? - A parking
A parking garage has five levels below ground. Each level is the same height. Consider ground level to be 0. The depth of the fifth level of the parking garage is -118.5 ft. What is the depth of the first level of the parking garage? - Salome
Salome bought 4 3/5 kilograms of oranges, 1 kilogram for 2 1/2 GEL (currency Georgian Lari), and 5 1/4 kilograms of apples, 1 kilogram for 1 4/5 GEL. In which fruit did Salome pay more, and by how much?
- Ava filled
Ava filled 3 cups with different amounts of water. The amounts were 225 ml, 370 ml, and 435 ml of water. Which of the following is the total amount of water, in liters, that Ava used to fill the 3 cups? - Mallet
Who has the longest mallet if Janko's is 1,205 m long, Jurko's is 124 cm long, and Ferko's 1245 mm long? - The carpenter 2
The carpenter has four pieces of wood that measure 0.4375m, 0.5624m, 0.755m, and 1.001m. How long is the wood if he puts them end to end? - 500 pesos
She has Php 500.00. She spent Php70.00 on her transportation, Php375.50 on her food, and Php45.75 on her school project. How much more was left to her? - Mother 8
The mother bought 2 kg of beef at P240 per kilo and 2 kg of chicken legs at P140 per kilo. She gave the meat vendor a P1000 bill. How much change did she get?
- Jose studied
Jose studied for 4 and 1/2 hours on Saturday and another 6 and 1/4 hours on Sunday. He has allowed 1 and 1/2 hours per subject on Saturday and 1 and 1/4 hours per Sunday. How many subjects did he study? - Unit cost
Last Friday, the Math Society sold newspapers to raise money. Each pack weighed 65.5 kg and sold for 281.65 pesos. How much was the cost per kilogram? - A farmer 3
A farmer sells 9.3 kg of pears and apples at the farmers market. 3/4 of this weight is pears, and the rest is apples. How many kilograms of apples did she sell at the farmer's market? - Paula
Paula is painting six doors that are all the same size. She used 2 liters of paint to cover 1 3/5 doors. How many liters of paint are needed for 1 door? - Each of
Each of Suzan's notebooks is 4/5 inches wide. How many notebooks will fit if she has 25 inches of space remaining on her bookshelf?
- Bookshelf
Bill is cutting boards to build a bookshelf for his apartment. While cutting boards, he accidentally cut 3/16th ft. His board is 3 3/4th. How long should it have been? - Chocolate buyer
Peter bought 1/2 a pound of chocolate at rocky mountain chocolate factory. Later, he went to the sweet shop and bought 6/9 of a pound more chocolate. How much chocolate did he buy that day? - ZOO 2
Valerie bought tickets to the zoo for the family. She bought three adult tickets for $9.50 each and two children's tickets for $4.50 each. How much did the tickets cost Valerie in all? - Ms. DiSalvatore
Ms. DiSalvatore has 31 ½ feet of ribbon that she will use for a class project. Each student needs to have 1 ¾ foot of ribbon. How many students will she be able to give an equal amount of ribbon? - The students
The students at Walden Middle school are selling popcorn tins to raise money for new uniforms. They sold 42 tins in the first week. How much money did they make in the first week? Each tin of popcorn cost $9.25
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