Equations practice problems - page 215 of 227
Number of problems found: 4539
- The professor's birthday
Professor of mathematics had 44 birthdays. The director congratulated him. The professor asked the director: "And how old are you?" The director replied: "I'm exactly twice as many years as you were when I was old as to you today." How old is the director - Bases
The length of the bases trapezium is in ratio 4:5. The length of the midline is 15. How long are the bases of a trapezoid? - Racer
The first racer runs at a speed 22 m/s and is 880 meters before the finish and ahead 68 meters before the second competitor. At what speed must the second racer run to catch the first racer at the finish line? - Ethnicity
The share of ethnicity XY is 26%, which is 1/9 more than in the prewar period. What was the share of that ethnicity in the prewar period?
- TV commercials
For the typical one-hour prime-time television slot, the number of minutes of commercials is 3/8 of the actual program's minutes. Determine how many minutes of the program are shown in that one hour. - Trains
From station 130 km away started passenger train and after 2.7 hours after the express train, which travels 20 km an hour more. Express train finish journey 12 minutes early. Calculate the average speed of these two trains. - Flowerbed
On the flowerbed were planted 280 flowers - pansies and crayons during the first week, wilts quarter of pansies and an eighth crayons, which is 20% of all flowers. How many pansies were planted on the flowerbed? - Abyss
The stone fell into the abyss: 11 seconds after we heard it hit bottom. How deep is the abyss (neglecting air resistance)? (gravitational acceleration g = 9.81 m/s² and the speed of sound in air v = 336 m/s) - The store
The store received the same number of cans of peas and corn. On the first day, we sold 10 cans of peas and 166 cans of corn, leaving 5 times more peas than corn cans. How many cans of each kind were in the store?
- Three workers
Three workers, A, B, and C, must work on a specific task. Workers A and B completed the task in 22 days, B with C for 10 days, and A with C for 19 days. How long would it take to complete the task for everyone alone? How long would it take to complete the - Two runners
Two runners ran simultaneously towards each other from locations distant 23.1 km. The average speed of the first runner was 1/7 higher than the average speed of the second runner. How long should each run a 23.1 km, if you know they meet after 58 minutes? - Equation
Equation -2x²+bx -82 =0 has one root x1 = -8. Determine the coefficient b and the second root x2. - Machines
There are three machines in the workshop. The first treats 250 parts for 4.7 hours, the second treats 300 parts for 1.9 hours, and the third treats 230 parts for 4.6 hours. How long will it take to make 3100 parts if all three machines are worked simultan - Rectangle - sides
A rectangle has an area 340 cm². The length of the shorter side is 3 cm fewer than the length of the longer side. What is the perimeter of a rectangle?
- Pedestrian
A pedestrian came started at 8h in the morning with a speed of 4.4 km/h. At half-past eleven, the cyclist started at 26 km/h the same way. How long does the cyclist take to catch up with the pedestrian? - Parquet floor
Three workers laid the parquet floor for 2.301 hour. The first would do this work alone 7 hours, the second in 6 hours. For how many hours would this work for the third worker if he worked alone? - Painters
The first painter painted the fence himself for 9 hours, the second painter 2.1 hours sooner than the first, and the third painter slowest up to 21 hours. How long took them to paint the fence if they worked together? - Square
If we increase one side of the square by its one-half, then the square perimeter increases by 10 cm. What is the side of the square? - Swimming pool
The pool shape of a cuboid is 299 m³, full of water. Determine the dimensions of its bottom if the water depth is 282 cm, and one bottom dimension is 4.7 m greater than the second.
Find the equation of a parabola that contains the points at A[10; -5], B[18; -7], C[20; 0]. (use y = ax²+bx+c)Do you have unsolved problem that you need help? Ask a question, and we will try to solve it. Solving math problems.
