Adding Problems
Number of problems found: 423
- At midmorning
The temperature at midmorning was 31°C. Early in the evening, the temperature dropped by 5°C. What was the resulting temperature? - Granddaughter
In 2014, the sum of the ages of Meghan's aunt, her daughter and her granddaughter was equal to 100 years. In what year was the granddaughter born, if we know that the age of each can be expressed as the power of two? - Below sea level
A submarine was situated 800 ft. Below sea level. If it ascends 250 ft. , What is its new position? (Hint: Below sea level implies negative integer). - Clock mathematics
If it is now 7:38 pm, what time will it be in 30,033,996,480 minutes from now? - The temperature 10
The temperature in a freezer is -15°C, and it increases by 3°C. - Eight chairs
There are eight chairs by the table and one more child sitting on each one. There are two times more girls than boys. How many girls and how many boys can there be? - A trout
A trout was swimming 9 feet below the surface of a lake. It dove down 8 more feet to search for food. What is the position of the trout now relative to the surface? To solve the problem, Denise subtracted 9–8 and came up with an answer of 17 feet. Is Deni - Sum 1-6
Find the sum of the geometric progression 3, 15, 75,… to six terms. - Andy had
Andy had $5.95 in his pocket. His father gave him another $3.55. How much does Andy have altogether now? - The temperature 9
The temperature at 9 AM is 2 degrees. The temperature rises 3 more degrees by noon. Which expression describes the temperature at noon? Calculate the new temperature value. - Temperature rise and fall
On Friday, the temperature was 82°F. The temperature changed by –2°F on Saturday, and then it changed by 5°F on Sunday. What was the temperature on Sunday? How did the temperature change? Note we consider the mathematical problem formulated in this way to - Insert 4
Insert three arithmetic means between 3 and 63. - Sum of odd numbers
Find the sum of all odd integers from 13 to 781. - Rectangular garden
Rectangular garden has a length of 48.7 m, a width of 6.3 meters shorter than the length. How much mesh should be bought for its fencing if the gate is 2.9 m long and the gate 1.1 m? What is the area of the garden? - Extending square garden
Mrs. Petrová's garden had the shape of a square with a side length of 15 m. After its enlargement by 64 m2 (square), it had the shape of a square again. How many meters has the length of each side of the garden been extended? - At noon
At noon today it was 6°C outside, but it has increased 4°C since then. What is the temperature outside now? - On the floor
You enter the room and there are 2 dogs, 4 horses, 1 giraffe and one duck on the bed, 3 chickens are flying over the chair. How many feet are on the floor? - Adding mixed 4
2 and 1/8th plus 1 and 1/3rd = - Outdoor temperature
The outdoor temperature was 8 degrees at midnight. The temperature declined 5 degrees during each of the next 3 hours. What was the temperature at 3am? - How many 3
How many hours the Andersons watched TV in all Wednesday 3/1 hr Thursdays 2/3 hr Friday 4/5 hr Saturday 3/4 hr
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