Math word problems
Put your math skills to work! Word problems connect classroom concepts to real-life scenarios—from splitting restaurant bills to calculating travel times. Each problem challenges you to read carefully, set up the right equation, solve it step-by-step, and check your answer.
Pick a topic below and start practicing!
Pick a topic below and start practicing!
1047surface area
774cuboid
566cube
565prism
491cylinder
267pyramid
248cone
230sphere
57frustum
5002equation
450divisibility
329sets
536probability
342permutations
774mean
41variance
2315multiplication
1984division
1641subtraction
1574addition
1451square root
632comparing
609second power
609third power
579rounding
214cube root
3410time
3336length
3206area
2692unit conversion
2549volume
2144money
1571mass
1279angle
1167velocity
609power
407density
313temperature
268acceleration
207energy
330sine
314tangent
295cosine
63arcsine
3051square
2697area of a shape
2520triangle
2520right triangle
1031perimeter
1002circle
998rectangle
553diagonal
294trapezoid
229polygon
205rhombus
80chord
50annulus
48rhomboid
22parabola
themes, topics
1009motion problems
173map scale
110Ohm's law
40proofs
600line
180line segment
133vector
2277percentages
1755reasoning
1670ratio
252functions
186maximum
141factorial
133minimum
86per mil
27modulo
10integral
3169fractions
1877natural numbers
348integers
165real numbers
42matrix
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- Catheti
The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 35, and the sum of legs is 49. Calculate the length of its legs. - The cost 10
The cost of 7 2/3 meters of cloth is 12 3/4 USD. Find the cost per meter. - Exponential decay
A tank contains 55 liters of water. Water is flowing out at the rate of 7% per minute. How long does it take to drain the tank? - Pyramid measurements
A regular hexagonal pyramid has a base edge of 20 cm and a lateral edge of 40 cm. Calculate the height and surface area of the pyramid. - A pen 2
A pen cost 1 USD plus half its price. How much does it actually cost? - Circle area
Calculate the circle area with a radius of 1.2 m. - Bar sugar percentage
The bar contains 12 grams of sugar per 50 grams. What percentage of sugar does the bar have? - Coin count
Eve had seven coins. Crowns, two-crowns, and five-crowns. At least two of each. How many did she have if she could buy three packs of gum for six crowns? - On Turtle Island
The weather on Turtle Island is unusual. It always rains on Mondays and Wednesdays, it is foggy on Saturdays, and the sun shines on all other days. A group of tourists want to come to the island for a 44-day holiday. What day should the holiday start so t - Isosceles trapezoid 3
In isosceles trapezoid ABCD, calculate the unknown side length "a" and its area. Sides b = d = 50 cm, c = 20 cm, and the height = 48 cm. - Square diagonal
Calculate the diagonal of a square whose area equals 625 square centimeters. - Wheel Rotations at Speed
The diameter of the wheel is 56 cm. How many times does it turn in 5 minutes if traveling at 60 km/h? - Fracion problem - mul add
Find the 2/3 of 3/8 added to 1 1/4. What is the answer in simplest form? - Harvesters
Five combine harvesters harvest wheat in 12 days. How much will the harvest time be shortened when six combine harvesters enter the field? - Kyle bought
Kyle bought x candy bars. He paid $0.89, including tax, per candy bar. He gave the cashier $10 and received $3.77 in change. How many candies did Kyle purchase? - Fuel tank 2
A motorist puts 3/4 of a fuel tank in his car every week. The tank holds 60 liters when full. How many liters of fuel does he use per week? - Fixed expenses 2013
Since 2013, the Slovak government has had plans to tax more small one-person businesses. Instead of fixed expenses, 40% will be fixed expenses 40% of gross income up to 420 Eur. Calculate the percentage of fixed expenses that will be paid in 2013 from gro
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