Algebra - math word problems - page 156 of 312
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- Lookout tower
How high is the lookout tower? If each step was 3 cm lower, 60 more were on the lookout tower. If it were 3 cm higher again, it would be 40 less than it is now. - Worker reward distribution
Three workers received a reward of CZK 12,600 for their joint work. They divided the money according to the work done. The first received 20% less than the second, and the third received 50% more than the first. How much did each of them get? - Candies in the jug
In the jug there are candies. The first taker of candy was Lukáš, who took a certain number. The second taker was Zuzka, who took twice as many candies as Jirka; at that moment there were 0 candies in the jug. How many did each of them take, if the number - Dividing money
Vilem, Cenek, and Edita divided the money they earned by spreading the leaflet. Vilem got 240 CZK more than Cenek and twice as much as Edita. Edita got 400kc less than Vilem. How much did each of them earn? - Mayor voting calculation
In a particular village, two candidates ran for mayor. Candidate A was voted for by 70% of all voters, of whom 60% were women. Candidate B was voted for by all other voters and 20% of women from all participating voters. How many men voted for candidate B - Three workers
The three workers received € 2,850 together for the work done. They divided it according to the time worked, so the first received 20% less than the second and the third € 50 more than the second. How much did each worker receive? - Non-skiers
All fifth-graders went together on a ski course. There were more than 30 but fewer than 40 of them. First they were divided into skiers and non-skiers. Half of all the girls ended up in the non-skiers group, along with the same number of boys. In the skie - Kilograms of fruit
Mom paid SKK 132.50 for the purchase. She bought bread, 5 kg apples, and three liters of milk. We know that bread costs twice as much as milk, and a kilogram of apples costs 6.50 SKK less than milk. How many SKKs did milk and bread and a kilogram of apple - Boys to girls
The ratio of boys to girls at a party is 3:5. If six more boys arrived and four girls left the party, the ratio of boys to girls would be 5:6. How many people were at the party initially? - Drug Use in School
According to research, one-quarter of pupils will encounter drugs at the end of primary school. Of this number, 40% of pupils try the drug. How many students attend Year 9 if 12 have signed up to use drugs? - Trucks
Three lorries droved bricks. One drove n bricks at once, the second m fewer bricks than the first and the third 300 bricks more than the first lorry. The first lorry went four times a day. The largest went three times a day, and the smallest lorry five ti - Flour amount
On the first day, a bakery used one third of their flour. On the second day, they used 75% of the remaining flour. On the third day, 120 kg of flour remained. How much flour did they have at the beginning? - Airport
Planes on route A depart from the airport every third day and on route B every fourth day. On 5 May, planes on both routes departed. Will planes depart on the same day again this month? If so, when? On what date in June will planes depart on both routes? - Weight ratio
Andrew, Michael, Patrick, and George together weigh 128 kg. Their weights are in the ratio 1:6:7:2. Determine what weight each of them has. - Rink entrance
There were 60 people at the rink, four-fifths of which were children under 15 years of age. A ticket for children under 15 costs €1 and for adults €2. a) How many children were there at the rink? b) How many adults were there? c) How many euros did they c - Reward distribution
The three workers were to share the remuneration of 410 euros according to their performance in working together. Thus, A: B = 4:3 and B: C = 5:2. Advise them on how to distribute the reward fairly. - Construction work
A group of masons had to finish the rough construction within three days. On the first day, they completed a third of this task, but on the second day, they were delayed and did 15% less work than the first day. By what % relative to the second day must t - Cross-country competition
The cross-country competition was attended by 76% of pupils of class 9B. The class consists of 16 boys, two of whom did not run, and four girls did not run. How many girls go to class 9B? - Lentilka
Lentilka made 31 pancakes: eight unfilled, 14 filled with strawberry jam, and 16 filled with cream cheese. a) How many Lentilka did strawberry-cream cheese pancakes? Max ate four strawberry-cream cheeses and all pure strawberry pancakes. Nicholas ate thre - Bouquet
The gardener tied a bouquet of flowers for eight, and none was left. Then he found that he could tie a bouquet of 6 flowers and also none was left. How many have gardener flowers (minimum and maximum) if they had between 50 and 100 flowers?
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