Arithmetic - math word problems

Number of problems found: 1701

  • Hot air balloon
    balon Hot air balloon ascends 25 meters up for a minute after launch. Every minute ascends 75 percent of the height which climbed in the previous minute. a) how many meters ascends six minutes after takeoff? b) what is the overall height 10 minutes after launch
  • Discount
    pulover Ladies sweater was twice discounted. First by 8%, then by 8% of the new price. Its final price was 66 €. Determine the original price of sweater.
  • Rectangle
    rectangle_inscribed_circle The rectangle is 21 cm long and 38 cm wide. Determine the radius of the circle circumscribing rectangle.
  • Beer
    piva After three 10° beers consumed in a short time, there is 5.6 g of alcohol in 6 kg adult human blood. How much is it per mille?
  • Percent
    skiing From 99 children who participated in the ski course were 23 excellent skiers, 13 good and 20 average and the rest were beginners. Calculate this data in percentages.
  • Parcel service
    posta Parcel from U.S. to Slovakia costs 5.3 €. Parcel from Slovakia to the U.S. costs 49 €. Calculate how many times is Slovak Post more expensive than the U.S. parcel service.
  • Numeric question
    ir_number It is possible negative irrational number?
  • Right isosceles
    right_isosceles_triangle Calculate area of the isosceles right triangle which perimeter is 41 cm.
  • Blood
    krv In human body the blood is about 7.3% body weight. How many kilograms of blood is in the human body with weight 109 kg?
  • Circle
    circles_2 Circle is given by centre on S[-7; 10] and maximum chord 13 long. How many intersect points have circle with the coordinate axes?
  • Compare II
    powers Which of the numbers 710, 107 is greater?
  • Sum of series
    question Determine the 6-th member and the sum of a geometric series: 5-4/1+16/5-64/25+256/125-1024/625+....
  • Powers
    math_fun Is true for any number a,b,c equality:? ?
  • Movement
    peleton From the crossing of two perpendicular roads started two cyclists (each at different road). One runs at average speed 28 km/h, the second at average speed 24 km/h. Determine the distance between them after 45 minutes cycling.
  • Words
    words How many 3 letter "words" are possible using 14 letters of the alphabet? a) n - without repetition b) m - with repetition
  • Cube zoom
    krychle_1 How many percents do we increase the volume and surface of the cube if we magnify its edge by 38 %?
  • Estate
    mapa Estate shaped rectangular trapezoid has bases long 34 m , 63 m and perpendicular arm 37 m. Calculate how long is its fence.
  • It is rectangular?
    nice_3d Size of two of the angles in a triangle are: α=110°, β=40°. Is it a right triangle?
  • Divisibility
    divisibility Is the number 761082 exactly divisible by 9? (the result is the integer and/or remainder is zero)
  • Events
    items Event P has probability of 0.84. What is the probability that the event P occurs in 3, 5, 7 try.

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