Algebra - math word problems - page 138 of 276
Algebra is a branch of mathematics that uses not only numbers and characters but also letters to solve operations. For example 3x+5x is 8x.Number of problems found: 5513
- The farmer
The farmer harvested 840 tons of grain in 2006, 44% less than in 2005 and one-fifth more than in 2004. How many tons of grain were harvested in the years 2005 and 2004? - The pool
There is 210 l of water in the pool. If you know that the pool is 30% full, calculate how many liters of water will fit into it. - Ratio
Alena collected 7.8 kg of blueberries, 2.6 kg of blackberries, and 3.9 kg of cranberries. Express the ratio in the smallest natural numbers in this order. - Double ratio
The mobile phone was twice gradually discounted in the ratio of 3:2 and one half: 5 quarters. How much did it initially cost if the price was CZK 4,200 after a double discount?
- The farm
The farm harvested 390 tons of grain. Wheat was 15% more than barley, and rye was 126 tons less than wheat and barley combined. How many tons of wheat, how many tons of barley, and how much rye did the team get? - Time passing
Six years ago, Marcela's mother was two times older than her and two times younger than her father. When Marcela is 36, she will be twice as young as her father. How old are Marcela, her father, and her mother now? - Car repair
John bought a car for a certain sum of money. He spent 10% of the cost on repairs and sold the car for a profit of Rs. 11000. How much did he spend on repairs if he made a profit of 20%? - Drying herbs
Herbs lose 75% of weight by drying. How many fresh herbs do you have to collect if you want to make 1.5 kg of dried herbs? - Commission 2
Mr. Gomez sells used cell phones. His commission for every cellphone sold is 20%. If his total sales are Php 33850, how much is his commission? Please, please, please show your solution.
- Debt
Joe and Caryl have a debt of $100,500. Joe makes $90,000 annually, and Caryl makes $35,000 annually. Based on their salaries, how much should both pay to zero out the debt fairly? - Gloves
Petra has ten pairs of gloves in the closet. Six pairs are blue, and four pairs are yellow. How many pieces of gloves need to be pulled out, at least when she pulls them out in the dark and wants to have one complete one-color pair? - Summer camp
Out of the 180 students at a summer camp, 72 signed up for canoeing. Twenty-three students signed up for trekking, and 13 also signed up for canoeing. Use a two-way table to organize the information and answer the following question: Approximately what pe - Numbers at ratio
The two numbers are in a ratio of 3:2. If we each increase by five would be at a ratio of 4:3. What is the sum of the original numbers? - Three friends
Peter is eight times older than Rado, and Rado is three times younger than Joseph. Together they have 120 years. Determine how many are each of them.
- Friends
Some friends had to collect the sum of 72 EUR equally. If the three refused their part, others would have to give each 4 euros more. How many are friends? - Borrowed book
Jane must, as soon as possible, return a borrowed book. She figured that reading 15 pages a day return the book in time. Then she read 18 pages a day and then returned the book one day before. How many pages should a book have? - Bob and Bobek
Bobek has two cabbages and five carrots. Bob has two cabbages and nine carrots. When Bobek stepped on the scale weight 5800 g, and Bob weighed 8960 g. Actual Bob weight is 8 kg and Bobek 5 kg. How much weighs one carrot? - Chicken
I threw three chickens for a handful of grains, and I noticed that they ate in a ratio of 8:7:6, and two of them grabbed 156 grains. How many grains have fought that chicken? - Division
Three siblings, Helena, Oliver, and George, split the bag with candies on merit in the ratio 6:1:4. How many candies should each get if in the bag were 88?
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