Arithmetic - math word problems

  1. Sales off
    lacnejsie shoes cost x euros. First they are discounted by 50%, and then 25% of the new amount. Determine what percentage of the total cost is cheaper.
  2. Division
    numbers_36 Which number in division 16 give 12 and the rest 3?
  3. Prize
    metals_1 How many ways can be rewarded 9 participants with the first, second and third prize in a sports competition?
  4. Free postage
    obchod Dad found out that when ordering goods over the Internet and will pay more than 60 euros do not pay a fee for postal delivery. He chose goods for 10, 20 and 15 euros. How many euros do we have pay for goods for free postage?
  5. Raspberries
    maliny_2 Dano had 20 raspberries. John had 90% more raspberries than Dano. Determine how many raspberries have Dano and Juraj together.
  6. Tulips and daffodils
    kvety Farm cultivated tulips and 211 units on 50 units more daffodils. How many spring flowers grown together?
  7. Unknown number x
    percents2_4 5% from an unknown number equals the number 26. What is the unknown number?
  8. Ratio - proportion
    ratios2 Reduce the number 16 in proportion 3:2 5:4 11:8
  9. Book
    books_5 Louise read from their favorite book for three days 18 pages. Every day read the same number of pages. How many pages she read every day?
  10. AS - sequence
    matematika_icon What are the first ten members of the sequence if a11=22, d=2.
  11. Time gone
    family_6 Square of Richard age equals the age of his mother. When he will bw two times older then his mom will be 7/2 times older than he. How old is Richard and his mom?
  12. Closest natural number
    numbers2_31 Find the closest natural number to 4.456 to 44.56 and to 445.6.
  13. Price increase 2x
    percents_3 If two consecutive times we increase the price of the product by 20%, how many % is higher final price than the original?
  14. Three cubes
    cubes3 The body was created by gluing three identical cubes. Its volume is 192 cm3. What is its surface in dm2?
  15. Diagonals
    koso_uhlopricky Given a rhombus ABCD with a diagonalsl length of 8 cm and 12 cm. Calculate the side length and content of the rhombus.
  16. Rolls
    rozky_2 Mom every day buys 6 rolls. On Friday buys 2 times as much. How many rolls buys on Friday?
  17. Expressions
    vyraz Find out value of expressions if a = -1, b =2: x=b - 2a - ab y=a3 - b2 - 2ab z=a2 b3 - a3 b2 w=a + b + a3 - b2
  18. Groups
    children2_1 In the 6th class there are 60 girls and 72 boys. We want to divide them into groups so that the number of girls and boys is the same. How many groups can you create? How many girls will be in the group?
  19. Cords joining
    snura_1 Mum needs 6 cords long 360cm long. How many does she need when they are sold at 9 meters and does not want to join it up?
  20. Dividing money
    money_16 Imrich, Daniel and Dezider shared an unknown amount in the ratio 1:2:4, where Dezider received 750 euros more than Imrich and Daniel got half as much as Dezider. Determine an unknown amount of money and determine the amounth that got Imrich, Daniel and De

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