Latest problems - page 9

  1. Sale discount
    penize_49 The product was discounted so that eight products at a new price cost just as five products at an old price. How many percents is the new price lower than the old price?
  2. Price inflation
    percent_20 This year the average wage grew by 4.5%. Prices rose by 2%. How much did the real wage increase in the given year?
  3. Expressions 3
    parabola2_1 If k(x+6)= 4x2 + 20, what is k(10)=?
  4. Parking
    cars_27 At a building parking, 245 spaces are for cars, 56 are for vans and the rest are for buses. If 14% of all parking spaces are for buses, how many parking spaces are there in the building? How many spaces are for buses?
  5. Octane value
    fuel_7 I loaded 10L 95 octane gasoline and 5L 100 octane gasoline. What is the resulting octane value of the gasoline in the tank?
  6. Find the 5
    distance-between-point-line Find the equation with center at (1,20) which touches the line 8x+5y-19=0
  7. Counting number
    numbers2_49 What is the smallest counting number divisible by 2,5,7,8 and 15?
  8. Sum of two primes
    prime_1 Christian Goldbach, a mathematician, found out that every even number greater than 2 can be expressed as a sum of two prime numbers. Write or express 2018 as a sum of two prime numbers.
  9. Wiring 2
    cu_wire_3 Willie cut a piece of wire that was 3/8 of the total length of the wire. He cut another piece that was 9m long. The two pieces together were one half of the total length of the wire. How long was the wire before he cut it?
  10. A trapezoid
    trapezium_4 A trapezoid 75 ft wide on top 85 ft on the bottom, the height is 120 ft. What is its area in the square yds?
  11. 7 digit number
    numbers2_49 If 3c54d10 is divisible by 330, what is the sum of c and d?
  12. Fruits
    jablka_15 Amy bought a basket of fruits 1/5 of them were apples,1/4 were oranges, and the rest were 33 bananas. How many fruits did she buy in all?
  13. Cyclist 9
    cyclist_33 A cyclist travels at a a speed of 4.25 km per hour. At that rate, how far can he travel in 3.75 hours?
  14. Two people
    crossing Two straight lines cross at right angles. Two people start simultaneously at the point of intersection. John walking at the rate of 4 kph in one road, Jenelyn walking at the rate of 8 kph in the other road. How long will it take for them to be 20√5 km apar
  15. Expression 6
    numbers2_48 Evaluate expression: -6-2(4-8)-9
  16. Population growth
    exp_growth How many people will be on Earth from two people for 5,000 years, if every couple has always 4 children, (2 boys and 2 girls) at the age of 25-35, and every man will live 75 years?
  17. Butter
    factory_butter At the Orville redenbocher popcorn factory there is a tank of artificial butter substitute which is 55 feet tall and 18 feet in diameter. How many gallons of artificial butter substitute can the tank contain?
  18. Negative in equation
    eq1_7 2x + 3 + 7x = – 24, what is the value of x?
  19. Two pumps
    pumps_4 Pump A takes twice as long to fill a tank than B . Together they take 2 hours to fill the tank. How long does each one take to fill the tank by itself?
  20. Catering business
    cookies_4 Montealegre family has a catering business. In one birthday party, they charged their costumer 11,767.50 for a party of 90 persons and a service charge of 2,500.50. How much was the average cost per person? Please show your solution.

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