Basic operations and concepts - math word problems - page 10 of 324

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I have 2
I have $907 to pay 13 people. Five people will receive half of what the other 8 people will receive. How much will the payments to each person be?
The ratio 13
The ratio of boys to girls in Mr. Hakeem's class is 6:4. If there are 18 boys, how many girls are there?
Cu ore
An ore contains 5% copper. How much ore is required to obtain 400 grams of copper?
Percents and ratio
When 20% of a number is added to another number, the number increases by 50%. What is the ratio of the two numbers?
The population 4
The population of a city is decreasing at a rate of 2% per year. The population in 2002 was 700,000. What would be the population in 2009?
A fruit 4
A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. How many apples originally he had?
Petra 6
Petra sold an item for 4000 and made a 40% profit. What was the cost price of the product?
Simple form
Given ratio 45: 90 = Write the ratio in a Simple form
Reading newspaper
40% of the people read newspaper x and 50% read newspaper y, and 10% read both the papers. What percentage of people read neither of the newspapers?
Four numbers 3
What least number must be added to each of the numbers 6,15,20 and 43 to make them proportional?
Palidrom
A number consists of two digits whose product is 24. When 18 is subtracted from the number, the digits change their places. Find the number.
Ann and Susan
The difference between the present ages of Ann and Susan is 6 years. After 4 years ratio will be 3:4. What can be the present age of Susan?
The difference 8
The difference between the ages of two brothers is 10 years, and 15 years ago their ages were in the ratio 2:1.Find the ratio of their ages 15 years hence .
A man 11
A man is x years old. In 10 years, he will be twice as old as he was 5 years ago. How old will he be in 10 years?
Solve 26
Solve percentages question: 75 % of p = 225
The ages 3
The ages of A and B are in ratio of 5:4. Three years hence the ratio of their ages will become 11:9. What is the present age of B?
Direct proportional
If m is proportional to n and m=5 when n=4, then what is the value of m when n=18?
The ratio 16
Express the following ratio in simplest form: 90:100
Tables and chairs
The cost of 4 tables and 3 chairs is $225, and 3 tables and 4 chairs cost $195. Find the cost of 2 chairs and 1 table.
The masses
The masses of a mother and a daughter differ by 30kg and are in the ratio of 8:5. Find the mass of each.

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