Math word problems
Mathematical word problems allow you to practice your mathematics knowledge in everyday tasks. Word problems train to understand, translate into the mathematical language (e.g., equations), solve, and check the accuracy and solution discussion.
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758cuboid
555cube
551prism
480cylinder
262pyramid
245cone
229sphere
56frustum
4716equation
434divisibility
303sets
501probability
313variations
260permutations
724mean
36variance
2245multiplication
1907division
1610subtraction
1532addition
1253square root
593comparing
527rounding
198cube root
168third power
3235length
3159time
3114area
2540unit conversion
2499volume
2056money
1515mass
1248angle
1118velocity
603power
397density
304temperature
253acceleration
196energy
321sine
303tangent
288cosine
62arcsine
2895square
2505area of a shape
2483triangle
1713right triangle
1000perimeter
990circle
968rectangle
544diagonal
288trapezoid
225polygon
199rhombus
79chord
49annulus
47rhomboid
22parabola
themes, topics
843work
172map scale
107Ohm's law
574line
179line segment
124vector
2186percentages
2148reason
1617ratio
246functions
177maximum
135factorial
107minimum
89per mil
25modulo
10integral
3158fractions
1807natural numbers
339integers
161real numbers
41matrix
From our database of math word problems and examples, we offer the following:
- Metal washers
Metal washers with a diameter of 80 mm are cut from a strip of steel sheet with a width of 10 cm and a length of 2 m. When two adjacent circles meet, calculate the material waste percentage if no material is lost.
- Find whole
Find whole numbers between 155 and 232 that are divisible by 2, 5, and 10.
- One side 3
One side of a triangular banner is 1 1/2 times longer than the second side and 2cm shorter than the third side. The perimeter of the triangle is 98cm. How long is the shortest side?
- Subtract mixed 2
Subtract mixed numbers: 3 1/2 - 2 4/5 (3 and one half - 2 and four-fifths.) Remember you need to make these into improper fractions before subtracting.
- Embankment 7879
An embankment 7.5 m high should be built on the horizontal plane. The width of the upper surface of the embankment is 2.9 m, and the slope is 35 °. What will be the lower width of the embankment?
- Gear
Two gears fit into each other and have a transfer of 1:2. The centers of gears are spaced 96 cm. What are the radii of the gears?
- 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?
- Mrs. Zarka
Mrs. Zarka has three pies for a party. She calculates that if she splits the pies evenly among the guests, they will each receive 1/6 of a pie. How many guests are there?
- Equation: 6644
Solve the equation: 1/5. (a-3) -1/3. (a-5) = 1
- New Year's price increase
After the New Year, the prices of goods changed in a ratio of 3 : 2. How much will we now pay for a dining set (6 chairs and a table), if the chair originally cost €44 and the table €232?
- Percentage 82591
A new path is to lead through Mr. Milan's garden – diagonally. By what percentage of the area of the park will it decrease? The length is 23.8 m, the width is 16.7 m, and the road width is 6 m.
- 5000g 83239
If 5000g costs €120, how much will 100g cost?
- Book reading
If we read the book at a speed of 15 pages a day, we read it three days before we read it at a speed of 10 pages per day. If I read six pages per day, how many days will I read the book?
- Calculate 30461
Mrs. Zdena took over the goods that were ordered, which were worth 5000€. She did not pay the invoice by the required date of 31.5.2019. Interest on arrears is 5.5% per annum. Calculate the payment as of 31.8.2019.
- Gimli Glider
Aircraft Boeing 767 lose both engines at 35000 feet. The plane captain maintains optimum gliding conditions. Every minute, lose 2100 feet and maintain constant speed 201 knots. Calculate how long it takes for a plane to hit the ground from engine failure.
- Salad
We need two-tenths kg of a carrot, one-tenth of peas, and three-tenths tomatoes to make a salad. Express the fraction of the weight of the vegetables to be salad. Convert the result to grams.
- Perimeter 7882
The diagonals of the diamond are 2.4 dm and 1.8 dm long. What is the perimeter of this diamond?
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