Algebra - math word problems - page 17 of 304

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At present
At present, Ram is eight years younger than Susan, and Hari is two years younger. If the respective ratio between the present age of Ram and that of Hari is 3: 4, then what is Hari's present age?
Milk bottles
A container of milk was 4/5 full. When 12 bottles of milk were taken out and 8 bottles of milk poured into it, it was 3/4 full.How many bottles of milk can the container contain?
Exp decay
An element with a mass of 780 grams decays by 16.3% per minute. How much of the element is remaining after 16 minutes, to the nearest 10th of a gram?
Salt water
The ratio of water (in liters) to salt (in grams) needs to be 3 to 2. If we add 10 grams of salt, how much water do we need to add?
You bought
You bought a table with chairs, and you were charged $145.86. The sales tax was 4%, and the set was 15% off. What was the original price?
An examination
In an examination 65% students passed in English and 56% in mathematics. And 25% failed in both the subjects. If 414 passed in both the subjects, then find the total number of students.
My grandfather
My grandfather was 8 times older to me 16 years ago. He would be 3 times of my age 8 years from now. What was the ratio of our ages 8 years ago?
The price 8
The price of a commodity has decreased by 10%. What is the percentage by which it should then be increased to get the original price?
Flower series
Every day, the flower develops two new flowers, and each of these new blossoms also bears two flowers each day. After eight days, how many blooms are already present in the garden?
I have 2
I have $907 to pay 13 people. Five people will receive half of what the other 8 people will receive. How much will the payments to each person be?
Students 48
If 80% of the students of a school are boys and 225 are girls, find the number of all students.
School - boys:girls
In a school 10% of boy is equal to the 1/4 of number of girls and 10% of the number of girls is equal to the 1/25 of boys. Find the ratio between the number of boys and girls.
Cu ore
An ore contains 5% copper. How much ore is required to obtain 400 grams of copper?
The ages 3
The ages of A and B are in ratio of 5:4. Three years hence the ratio of their ages will become 11:9. What is the present age of B?
Failed in examination
In an examination, 20% of total students failed in history,15% failed in English and 5% of total number of students failed in both subjects. Find the percentage of total number of students who passed in both the subjects.
Direct proportional
If m is proportional to n and m=5 when n=4, then what is the value of m when n=18?
Palidrom
A number consists of two digits whose product is 24. When 18 is subtracted from the number, the digits change their places. Find the number.
Test and exam
1100 boys and 700 girls appeared in a test. If 42% of boys and 36% of girls passed, then find the percentage of students who failed.
Numbers at ratio 2
Two numbers are in the ratio 3:5. If each number is increased by 10, the ratio becomes 5:7. Find the sum of the numbers.
Cost and sell price
A wholesaler sold items at a profit of 20% of the sales, which was a profit of P52.80. What were the cost price and selling price of the item?

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