Algebra - math word problems - page 150 of 312
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- Necklace cost
For the opening ball of the season, the president's wife bought a necklace with a bracelet for 768 euros. How much did the necklace cost, and how much did the bracelet cost if the bracelet was 40% off a) cheaper, b) more expensive than the necklace? - Factory workers
The textile factory employs 600 women and men, twice as many women as men. How many women and how many men work here? Demonstrate and explain the calculation procedure. - Cinema visitors
The cinema was visited by a total of 890 people in 3 days. On the 2nd day, it was three times more than the 1st day; on the 3rd day, 50 people more than on the 2nd day visited the cinema. How many people see the cinema each day? - Farm animals
Grandfather keeps 40 animals — geese, pigs, goats, and chickens—in total. There are 3 geese for every goat. If there were 8 fewer chickens, there would be as many geese and pigs combined. If Grandpa exchanged a quarter of the geese for chickens at a ratio - Retirement saving
Deryl wishes to save money to provide for his retirement. Beginning one year from now, he will begin depositing the same fixed amount each year for the next 30 years into a retirement savings account. Starting one year after making his last deposit, he wi - The math test
The math test contains 20 problems. For each correctly solved problem, the solver gets 3 points. For each incorrectly solved or unsolved problem, 2 points are deducted. Ondrej got 25 points. How many problems did he solve correctly? - To a wholesaler
A farmer sold 10% of last year's corn crop to a wholesaler and a third of the remainder to small buyers. He stored the remaining 270 tonnes of corn. How many tonnes of corn did he sell in total? - School trip ratio
One hundred seventy-five school pupils signed up for the school trip. The ratio of boys to girls was 9: 16. In the end, 19 registered students did not come on the trip, so the ratio of the number of participating boys and girls was 9: 17. How many boys an - Shirt suit price
The shirt price was reduced by 10% of the original price k. On the other hand, the price of the suit was increased by 5% of the original price p due to the shortening of the legs. Depending on the variables k, and p, express the total cost of the two shir - Annual interest
A loan of 10 000 euros is to be repaid in annual payments over ten years. Assuming a fixed 10% annual interest rate compounded annually, calculate: (a) the amount of each annual repayment (b) the total interest paid. - Retirement annuity
How much will it cost to purchase a two-tier retirement annuity that pays $2,000 at the end of every month for the first 10 years and $3,000 per month for the next 15 years? Assume a rate of return to the recipient of 7.6% compounded quarterly. - Two-digit number puzzle
In a two-digit number, the number of tens is three more than the number of ones. If we multiply the original number by a number written with the same digits but in the reverse order, we get the product 3 478. Determine the actual number. - Apple slice ingredients
Dahlia cooks with her mother's apple slices. They mixed flour, sugar, and butter in a ratio of 10:3:2. How many grams of sugar and butter did they put in half a kilogram of flour? - Water tanks
A different amount of water is poured into the three identical vessels. The first vessel has 30% water, and the second has 40%. The third container contains 19 liters of water. If we distributed the water from all the vessels equally, the water in each ve - Wheat yield calculation
The farmer managed to increase wheat yield per hectare by 0.4 tons by improving the soil, so he harvested 140 tons of wheat from 25 ha. What was the original yield per hectare? Please round the result to one decimal place. - Tram meeting time
Trams of five lines run at intervals of 5, 8, 10, 12, and 15 minutes. At noon, they left the station at the same time. What time will they meet again? How many times will each tram pass the stop during that time? - Gasoline-oil ratio
The manufacturer of a scooter engine recommends a gasoline-oil fuel mixture ratio of 15 to 1. We can buy pure gasoline and a gasoline-oil mixture containing 75% gasoline in a particular garage. How much gasoline and gasoline-oil mix do we need to make 8.0 - The sponsor
The school received money from the sponsor. She used one-third to buy computers and half of the rest to adjust the gym. It still has 4000 euros left. How many euros did the sponsor donate to the school? - There
There are two numbers on the screen - one in the blue and the other in the red box. In the beginning, both numbers are the same. With each beep, both numbers increase - by 1 in the blue field and by 3 in the red field. At one point, the number 49 appears - Three friends
Three friends had balls in a ratio of 2:7:4 at the start of the game. Could they have the same number of balls at the end of the game? Write 0 if not, or write the minimum number of balls they had together.
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