Arithmetic - math word problems - page 46 of 226

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An airplane 3
An airplane descends at a rate of 2,700 feet per minute. Once the airplane starts its descent, what will be its elevation, in feet, after 3 1/5 minutes?
The average age
The average age of 5 members of a committee is the same as it was 3 years ago. Because an old member has been replaced by a new. Find the difference between the ages of old and new member.
Correcting mean
The average of 10 numbers is calculated as 25. It is discovered later on that while calculating the average, one number, namely 36 was wrongly read as 56. Find the correct average.
A coin
Suppose you tossed a coin 12 times. The coin landed on heads 9 times and on tail 3 times. What is the probability of landing on tails?
The track 3
Patra runs around the track at school while training for a race. Each lap is 1/4 of a mile. On Wednesday she runs 9 laps. How far did she run?
A picture crop
Mr. Paul has a picture that measures 4 by 12 inches. It must be reduced so that the longest side measures 4 inches to fit in the school newspaper. Find the length of the shorter side of the picture once it has been reduced.
Noel drives
Noel drives at an average speed of 52 miles per hour (mi/h) for 3 1/4 hours. How far has he traveled for 3 1/4 hours?
Janet
Janet walks 7/10 miles in 1/4 hour. Ian walks 9/10 miles in 1/3 hour; who walks at the faster rate and why?
Ronaldo
Ronaldo drove 75 3/5 km in 4 1/2 hours. What was the average speed?
A car 9
A car travels at 34 km/hr. How far does it take to travel in 2 hours?
An electrician 6
An electrician can wire 4 1/2 rooms in 3 hours. How long does it take him to wire each room?
An electricity
If the Rodriguez family used 520 kilowatt-hours of electricity in 12 days, how many kilowatt-hours should they use in 6 days at the same usage rate?
A meteorologist
A meteorologist calculated that the average temperature over the last four years dropped a total of 20 degrees. What integer represents the average change in the temperature per year?
Divisors 7
If 540=2²×3³×5, what is the number of all factors of 540?
The playhouse
The drawings of the playhouse are made on a scale of 1:50. In the drawing, the length of the cottage is 4.5 cm. How long is the playhouse actually?
Tom can
Tom can run 3/4 of a mile in 1/8 of an hour. What is the unit rate in miles per hour?
One evening 2
One evening, the temperature in Miami was 28°C. During that same evening in Anchorage, it was 32°C cooler than it was in Miami. What was the temperature in Anchorage?
A race
A race car driver won a 500-mile race with a speed of 116.3 miles per hour. Find the driver's time.
Library and gym
In a town, 7/8 of the population has a library card, and 3/4 has a gym membership. What fraction of the population has either a library card or a gym membership?
Miss Patel
Miss Patel thinks her class of 20 students will average 95 on a math test. Before she grades the last student's test, the class average is 97. What is the lowest possible score on the 20th test for the class to average 95?

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