Basic functions - math word problems

  1. The farmer
    sheep_3 The farmer had 140 sheep. For the next year, she decided to change the number of sheep in ratio 10: 7. How many sheep will he have then?
  2. A triangle
    triangle1_1 A triangle has an angle that is 63.1 other 2 are in ratio of 2:5 What are the measurements of the two angles?
  3. Hours 3
    time_9 How many hours are in 3 2/3 days?
  4. Thomas
    mapa_ta3_4 Thomas lives 400 meters away from Samko, Robo from Thomas also 400 m and Samko from Robo 500. Anton lives 300 meters away from Robo further as Samko. How far away lives Anton from Rob?
  5. Value 4
    fractal_11 If 5/18=425 what is the value 13/18?
  6. Circular arc
    obluk_1 Calculate the length of the circular arc if the diameter d = 20cm and the angle alpha = 142 °
  7. House numbering
    byty_1 The residential house has three entrances numbered even numbers, successive immediately behind. The sum of the two numbers on the outside entrances is 68. Calculate the middle of these three numbers.
  8. Two brothers
    mapa_ta3_3 The two brothers were to be divided according to the will of land at an area of 1ha 86a 30m2 in a ratio of 5:4. How many will everyone get?
  9. Employees
    penize_49 The company employs 1 440 employees (men and women). For over-average results, the premiums were 18.75% of all men and 22.5% of all women. 20% of employees were rewarded with premiums. How many men and how many women are employed in the company?
  10. Together
    work_1 If 8 men, 10 women, 16 children collects ₹1024 in 4 days, how many days will be required for 6 men, 5 women and 4 boys to collect ₹768? (₹ is Indian Rupee)
  11. Oranges
    pomaranc_2 Mother divided her three children's oranges in a ratio of 6:5:4. Two children gave 45 oranges. How many oranges were there?
  12. Geometric progression
    exp_1 In geometric progression, a1 = 7, q = 5. Find the condition for n to sum first n members is: sn≤217.
  13. Hypotenuse - RT
    triangle_bac_1 A triangle has a hypotenuse of 55 and an altitude to the hypotenuse of 33. What is the area of the triangle?
  14. Triangles
    triangles_18 Hanka cut the 20 cm long straws into three pieces each piece had a length in cm. Then, with these three pieces, she tried to make a triangle. a) What circuit has each of the triangles? b) How long can the longest side measure? c) How many different tria
  15. Alice
    usd_10 Alice spent 5/11 of her money on a back pack. She has $42 dollars left. How much was her back pack?
  16. The sides
    rectangle_9 The sides of a rectangle are in a ratio of 2:3, and its perimeter is 1 1/4 inches. What are the lengths of its side? Draw it.
  17. A cylinder
    string A cylinder 108 cm high has a circumference of 24 cm. A string makes exactly 6 complete turns around the cylinder while its two ends touch the cylinder's top and bottom. (forming a spiral around the cylinder). How long is the string in cm?
  18. Andre
    stamp_6 Andre, Thomas, and Ivan split 88 postage stamps in a 2:5:4 ratio. How much did Thomas get?
  19. Building
    wood_3 At the building, we divided 240 boards into two piles in a 5: 3 ratio. How many were fewer boards in the lower pile?
  20. Triangles
    496_triangle Ivo wants to draw all the triangles whose two sides of which have a length of 4 cm and 9 cm and the length of the third side is expressed in whole centimeters. How many triangles does he have?

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