Examples for 8th grade

Number of problems found: 2737

  • A square base
    pyramid A solid right pyramid has a square base. The length of the base edge is 4 centimeters and the height of the pyramid is 3 centimeters. What is the volume of the pyramid?
  • Fuel economy
    car1_4 How many kilometers is sufficient petrol in the cylinder fuel tank with a diameter 40 cm and the base of tank length 1 m, when it is filled to 60% and if the car consume 15 liters per 100 km?
  • In the
    land_6 In the national park, the ratio of the wooded area to grassland is 4: 1. The total area is 385km2. What area is wooded?
  • Brass
    brass Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc in a ratio of 3: 2. How many grams does a component that required 270 g of copper weigh?
  • Cenda and Pepa
    suchacky Cenda and Pepa went to the event. Cenda started alone. Canda started after him for 20 minutes. How long took Cenda to catch him? Cenda traveling at 15 km/h, and Pepa traveling at 25 km/h.
  • Socks
    sleva_2 One pair of socks worth CZK 27. Set of 3 pairs of these socks are sold with 10% discount. How many we will pay CZK for two offered sets of socks?
  • Hexagonal pyramid
    hexa_pyramid Calculate the volume and surface area of a regular hexagonal pyramid with a base edge a = 30 m and a side edge b = 50 m.
  • Midpoints
    rovnobeznik_4 Triangle ABC with sides a = 5 cm, b = 3 cm, c = 40mm has a midpoint of K, L, M. How many centimeters is long perimeter of parallelogram KBLM?
  • Two numbers
    plusminus The difference between the two numbers is 74. If we divide a larger number by a smaller one, we get a quotient 7 and the rest of 2. Determine both numbers.
  • Performance
    workers_42 Two masons with the same performance would have made of plaster for 6 days. One of them, however, has increased its daily performance by 50%. How long would take they now to make plaster together?
  • Right angled triangle 3
    right_triangle_3 Side b = 1.5, hypotenuse angle A = 70 degrees, Angle B = 20 degrees. Find its unknown sides length.
  • Two math problems
    coins 1) The sum of twice a number and -6 is nine more than the opposite of that number. Find the number. 2) A collection of 27 coins, all nickels, and dimes, is worth $2.10. How many of each coin are there? The dime, in United States usage, is a ten-cent coin.
  • Wheel diameter
    koleso_1 A 1m diameter wheel rolled along a 100m long track. How many times did it turn?
  • Is right triangle
    triangle_1111_4 Decide if the triangle XYZ is rectangular: x = 4 m, y = 6 m, z = 4 m
  • Two parallel chords
    chords In a circle 70 cm in diameter, two parallel chords are drawn so that the center of the circle lies between the chords. Calculate the distance of these chords if one of them is 42 cm long and the second 56 cm.
  • Area to perimeter
    circle11_3 Calculate circle circumference if its area is 254.34cm2
  • Blackberries
    cernice Daniel, Jolana and Stano collected together 34 blackberries. Daniel collected 8 blackberries more than Jolana, Jolana 4 more than Stano. Determine the number blackberries each collected .
  • Mason with assistant
    workers_15 Mason had to complete the work in 10 days. Two and a half days later his assistant arrived. Together they completed the work in next three and a half days. How many days would he need an assistant for the same work?
  • Five letters
    charH How many ways can five letters be arranged?
  • The Indian tent
    indian_stan The Indian tent is cone-shaped. Its height is 3.5 m. The diameter of the base is 2.5 m. How much canvas is needed to make a tire?

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