Basic functions - math word problems

  1. Travel by bus
    cats_1 Five girls traveling by bus. Each holds in each hand two baskets. Each basket contains 5 cats. Each cat has 5 kittens. 3 girls getting off the bus and another girl without baskets go on board. The bus control driver. How many legs are in the bus?
  2. Hexagon rotation
    hexagnos A regular hexagon of side 6 cm is rotated through 60° along a line passing through its longest diagonal. What is the volume of the figure thus generated?
  3. Four sides of trapezoid
    lichobeznik-stredni_pricka_3 In the trapezoid ABCD is |AB| = 73.6 mm; |BC| = 57 mm; |CD| = 60 mm; |AD| = 58.6 mm. Calculate the size of its interior angles.
  4. Obtuse angle
    10979326_654459541349455_1236723697_n The line OH is the height of the triangle DOM, line MN is the bisector of angle DMO. obtuse angle between the lines MN and OH is four times larger than the angle DMN. What size is the angle DMO? (see attached image)
  5. Three men
    GUYS Alex is half younger than Jan, which is one-third younger than George. The sum of their ages is 48. How are these three men old?
  6. Concrete tank
    beton How many m3 of concrete is in the tank shape of a cuboid with dimensions of 2000 cm and 5.6 meters and 70 dm, if the concrete takes up 3/7 of the tank?
  7. Velocipede
    velociped The front wheel of velocipede from year 1880 had a diameter 1.8 m. If the front wheel turned again one then rear wheel 6 times. What was the diameter of the rear wheel?
  8. Rope
    lano Peter has a long rope 2 4/5 meter. Martin has a rope 20 cm longer. What distance ropes achieved if the boys link ropes?
  9. The city
    m_f In the city is 2/4 of women married to 3/4 men. What percentage of townspeople is single (not married)?
  10. Painting
    basen_7 To paint the pool with dimensions: 2 meters depth, 3m x 4m we bought paint to 50 meters square. How many "paint" will be a waste?
  11. Hockey game
    Hockey In the hockey game was made 6 goals. Czech played against Finland. Czechs won 4:2. In what order to fall goals? How many game sequence was possible during the game?
  12. Square ABCD
    squares_5 Construct a square ABCD with cente S [3,2] and the side a = 4 cm. Point A lies on the x-axis. Construct square image in the displacement given by oriented segment SS'; S` [-1 - 4].
  13. Sputnik
    sputnik The first Earth satellite was flying at speed 8000 m/s. At that rate he circled the earth in 82 minutes. Jet flies at an average speed 800 km/h. How long would it take circle the earth round?
  14. Number
    percent What number is 20 % smaller than the number 198?
  15. Win in raffle
    tombola_1 The raffle tickets were sold 200, 5 of which were winning. What is the probability that Peter, who bought one ticket will win?
  16. Digits of age
    babka The product of the digits of Andrew age as 6 years ago and not equal to 0. Andrew age is also the smallest possible age with this two conditions. After how many years will be the product of the digits of Andrew age again the same as today?
  17. James
    nine James paints a fence. If every day instead of 14 planks painted 16 would be done on one day earlier. How many of planks has a fence altogether?
  18. 100 %
    elephant How much is 100%, if 17 % is 1169?
  19. Cleaners
    clean Milan would clean up the room for 2.5 hours, Eric would take 10 hours. How long they swept the room together?
  20. Sisters
    cycle Sisters Zuzka Lenka and Vierka has save for a new bike. Zuzka save € 90, Lenka save € 90 and Vierka save € 82. Missing 30% gave them their mother. What is the price of the bike?

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