Math word problems

From our database of math word problems and examples we offer:

• Leftover
  Amos gets $2400 a month for his salary. He spends $1000 on rent. What fraction of his rent is leftover?
• Barrel with liquid
  Barrel with grain weight 297 kg. When it shed 48% of grain, ha weight 174 kg. What is the weight of an empty barrel?
• Math logic
  There are 20 children in the group, each two children have a different name. Alena and John are among them. How many ways can we choose 8 children to be among the selected A) was John B) was John and Alena C) at least one was Alena, John D) maximum one wa
• Athletes
  Athletes at the stadium could enter two-steps, three-steps, four-steps, five-steps, six-steps. There were more than 100 but less than 200. How many athletes were there?
• Rectangle - sides 4
  Perimeter of the rectangle is 72 cm. Calculate the length of the sides that are in the ratio 3:5.
• Study results
  There are 7 students in the class with excellent results, 6 praiseworthy, 5 good, 4 sufficient, and 3 insufficient students. What is the probability that it will be a good student when summoned?
• Flakes
  We describe a circle of the square, and we describe a semicircle above each side of the square. This created 4 flakes. Which is bigger: the area of the central square, or the area of four flakes?
• Irregular pentagon
  A rectangle-shaped, 16 x 4 cm strip of paper is folded lengthwise so that the lower right corner is applied to the upper left corner. What area does the pentagon have?
• If-then equation
  If 1/2 + 2/5s = s - 3/4 what is the value of s?
• Square side
  If we enlarge the square side a = 5m, its area will increase by 10,25%. How many percent will the side of the square increase? How many percent will it increase the circumference of the square?
• Is right triangle
  Decide if the triangle XYZ is rectangular: x = 4 m, y = 6 m, z = 4 m
• A land 2
  A land owner owns two parcels of land measuring 4 2/5 hectares and 6 1/5 hectares. He sells 3/4 of the total land. How many hectares of the land are left?
• The rod
  The rod has a length of 90cm. Half is painted blue, the third is red and the rest is yellow. How long is the yellow part of the rod?
• Zucchini
  One zucchini costs 5 CZK. How much would cost four?
• Basket of fruit
  In six baskets, the seller has fruit. In individual baskets, there are only apples or just pears with the following number of fruits: 5,6,12,14,23 and 29. "If I sell this basket," the salesman thinks, "then I will have just as many apples as a pear." Whic
• Cable car
  Cable car rises at an angle 45° and connects the upper and lower station with an altitude difference of 744 m. How long is "endless" tow rope?
• Evaluate 17
  Evaluate 2x+6y when x=- 4/5 and y=1/3. Write your answer as a fraction or mixed number in simplest form.