Physical quantity - practice problems - page 8 of 317
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: 6335
- Bananas 4
Ms. Morgan bought 3.5 pounds of bananas at $0.51 a pound and 4.5 pounds of pineapple at $1.19 a pound . How much did she pay for the bananas and pineapple? - Chocolate bar sharing
If John has 3/5 of a chocolate bar and wants to share it equally among himself and two friends, how much of the chocolate bar will each person get? - Saw a board
A board of 16 3-fourths inches is cut from a board that is 3 feet long. If the width of the saw cut is one-eighth inch, what is the length of the remaining piece? - Fresh chickens
In the market, one stall is selling fresh chickens worth P120 per kilo. A person bought two fresh chickens weighing 1 1/2 and 1 1/4 kilos each. What is the total weight of the two chickens? - A man 16
A man sold half of his land. He gave 1/3 of the remaining to his son and 1/4 of the balance to his daughter. What fraction of his land is now left with him? - 3 gifts
Chad had 30 dollars to spend on 3 gifts. He spent 9 1/4 dollars on gift A and 3 4/5 dollars on gift B. How much money did he have left for gift C? - Martha 3
Martha placed 225 liters of water into a child swimming pool that holds 3.8 hectoliters. How much more water does Martha need to fill the pool? - A hike
If I go on a hike that is 4 1/2 miles long and I take a break every 3/4 mile, how many breaks will I take? - Part time job
Sue has a part-time job, and the hourly pay is £7.50 per hour. How much does she earn if she works 8.5 hours one week? - Jana is
Jana is knitting a blanket; so far, she has 3 1/4 meters finished. She has another 2 2/3 meters left to knit. How long will the blanket be when finished - Bola spend
Bola spends 7 1/2 hours on his first journey and 13 3/5 hours on his second trip. How much longer did he spend on the second trip than the first one? - A clock 2
A clock was set right at 6:00 AM. If it gains 3 1/2 minutes per hour, what time will it show at 6:00 PM on the same day? - The special
The special mix contains 5/6 pounds of dried chicken, 2/3 pounds of dried bison, and 1/2 pounds of dried vegetables. How many pounds of the special mix does Max get? Explain how you found your answer. - Kelly earning with overtime
Kelly earns $12 an hour. She works 40 hours a week with time and a half for overtime. Kelly worked 46 hours. How much did she earn? - Ketchup vs mustard
A 20-ounce bottle of ketchup costs $2.80. A 14-ounce bottle of mustard costs 2.38. Which item costs less per pound? How much less? - Temperature minus
On a very cold day in January, the temperature started at -12 degrees. The temperature rose 20 degrees during the day. That evening, the temperature fell 10 degrees. What is the temperature at the end of the day? - Ramit
Ramit bought 10 pens,8 pencils, and 4 books; pens were Rs.5 1/2 each, pencils were Rs.2 1/2 each and books were Rs. 11 1/2 each; how much did they cost together? - Comparing by height
Ira is 1 2/5 m tall. Her mother is 4/5 m as tall as Ira. How many times is Ira's mother taller than her? - Rachel 3
Rachel has 1 cup of cinnamon. She makes cinnamon rolls from a recipe that calls for 1/8 of a cup of cinnamon per batch. If she makes 3 batches, how much cinnamon will she have left? - Simple temp problem
From 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM, the temperature rose 1°C. At 11:00 AM, it further rose 2°C. What is the total increase in temperature from 9:00 AM to noon?
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