Examples for 8th grade - page 114

  1. The volume 2
    cubes3_11 The volume of a cube is 27 cubic meters. Find the height of the cube.
  2. Medians 2:1
    taznice3 Median to side b (tb) in triangle ABC is 12 cm long. a. What is the distance of the center of gravity T from the vertex B? b, Find the distance between T and the side b.
  3. Sand castle
    piesokHrad Tim and Tom built a sand castle and embellished it with a flag. Half the pole with the flag plunged into the castle. The highest point of the pole was 80 cm above the ground, its lowest point 20 cm above the ground. How high was the sand castle?
  4. Rectangular trapezoid
    rt_trapezium In a rectangular trapezoid ABCD with right angles at vertices A and D with sides a = 12cm, b = 13cm, c = 7cm. Find the angles beta and gamma and height v.
  5. 15 teachers
    skola_13 15 teachers teach for a combined amount of 128 days over a period of 64 days. What is this expressed as a percentage?
  6. Mba studium
    skola_18 At MBA school, fourth-year students can choose from three optional subjects: a) mathematical methods, b) social interaction, c) management Each student studies one of these subjects. The mathematical methods studied 28 students, the social interaction 27.
  7. 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?
  8. Thomas
    mapa_ta3_4 Thomas lives 400 meters away from Samko, Robo from Thomas also 400 m and Samko from Robo 500. Anton lives 300 meters away from Robo further as Samko. How far away lives Anton from Rob?
  9. Divide
    rectangles_12 Divide area of rectangles with dimensions 32m and 10m by the ratio 7: 9. What area corresponds to a smaller section?
  10. Ratio of volumes
    cylinder If the heights of two cylindrical drums are in the ratio 7:8 and their base radii are in the ratio 4:3. What is the ratio of their volumes?
  11. Three tributaries
    bazen It is possible to fill the pool with three tributaries. The first would take 12 hours, the second 15 hours, and the third 20 hours. The day before the summer season began, the manager opened all three tributaries simultaneously. How long did it take to fil
  12. Diofant equation
    eq222_19 250x + 120y = 5640
  13. Two unknown numbers
    numbers_49 One number is 2 less than a second number. Twice the second number is 14 less than 5 times the first. Find the two numbers.
  14. Midpoint 4
    segment_3 If the midpoint of a segment is (6,3) and the other end point is (8,-4) what are thw coordinate of the other end?
  15. Combinations 7
    combinatorics A multi-course meal has 3 choices. 3 appetizers, 4 main courses, and 3 desserts. How many different combinations to choose from?
  16. Linear system
    linear_eq_2 Solve a set of two equations of two unknowns: 1.5x+1.2y=0.6 0.8x-0.2y=2
  17. 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.
  18. 5 people
    penize_49 5 people have $122000 and 1 person has $539000 How much should each person (equally) pay?
  19. Arble bag
    jednohubky_1 A marble bag sold by Rachel's Marble Company contains 5 orange marbles for every 6 green marbles. If a bag has 35 orange marbles, how many green marbles does it contain?
  20. Reservoir 3
    water_11 How many cubic feet of water is stored in the reservoir that has a length of 200 feet, a width of 100 feet, an overflow depth of 32 feet, and a current water level of 24 feet?

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