Algebra - math word problems

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  • Car and motorcyclist
    car_34 A car and a motorcyclist rode against each other from a distance of 190 km. The car drove 10km/h higher than the motorcyclist and started half an hour later. It met a motorcyclist in an hour and thirty minutes. Determine their speeds.
  • Simplify
    expr_3 Simplify expression - which expression is equivalent to: 3(m + 2) − 4(2m − 9)
  • Isosceles triangle
    iso_tr_1 In an isosceles triangle, the length of the arm and the length of the base are in ration 3 to 5. What is the length of the arm?
  • Lee is
    clock-night-schr_15 Lee is 8 years more than twice Park's age, 4 years ago, Lee was three times as old. How old was Lee 4 years ago?
  • Rectangular plot
    rectangular plot The dimensions of a rectangular plot are (x+1)m and (2x-y)m. If the sum of x and y is 3m and the perimeter of the plot is 36m. Find the area of the diagonal of the plot.
  • Rectangular triangle
    rt_triangle_2 The lengths of the rectangular triangle sides with a longer leg 12 cm form an arithmetic sequence. What is the area of the triangle?
  • Rectangular field
    rectangle_inside_circle_2 A rectangular field has a diagonal of length 169m. If the length and width are in the ratio 12:5. Find the dimensions of the field, the perimeter of the field and the area of the field.
  • Which
    plusminus_11 Which decimals when subtracted equal 3.89: a - b = 3.89
  • Children playground
    lich_5 The playground has the shape of a trapezoid, the parallel sides have a length of 36 m and 21 m, the remaining two sides are 14 m long and 16 m long. Determine the size of the inner trapezoid angles.
  • Grandmother
    car_33 Mom walked out to visit her grandmother in a neighboring village 5km away and moved at a speed of 4km/h. An hour later, father drove down the same road at an average speed of 64km/h. 1) How long will take to catch mom die? 2) What is the approximate dista
  • Hens and pigs
    pigs_2 Hens and pigs have 46 feet in total. At least how much can heads have?
  • Two cyclists 2
    cyclist_45 At the same time, two cyclists left the towns A and B at constant speeds. The first one going from town A to town B, and the second one from town B to town A. At one point of the trip they met. After they met, the first cyclist arrived at town B in 36min,
  • Sum of four numbers
    seq_6 The sum of four consecutive natural numbers is 114. Find them.
  • Eight years ago
    clock-night-schr_14 The son asks his father how old he is. My father said: In ten years, I will have twice as much as I had eight years ago.
  • The rod
    meter_19 The rod has a length of 90cm. Half is painted blue, the third is red and the rest is yellow. How long is the yellow part of the rod?
  • Bottle
    cylinder_11 A company wants to produce a bottle whose capacity is 1.25 liters. Find the dimensions of a cylinder that will be required to produce this 1.25litres if the hight of the cylinder must be 5 times the radius.
  • Sales off
    sale_6 The price has decreased by 20%. How many percents do I have to raise the new price to be the same as before the cut?
  • Area to perimeter
    circle11_3 Calculate circle circumference if its area is 254.34cm2
  • Quadrangular pyramid
    pyramid_4s_1 The regular quadrangular pyramid has a base length of 6 cm and a side edge length of 9 centimeters. Calculate its volume and surface area.
  • Acid evaporation
    roztoky_12 How many kilograms of water do we have to evaporate from 100 kg of 32% acid to make it 80% concentration?

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