Equations practice problems - page 7 of 228
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- Stocks and bonds
Mr. Cash invested $80000 in various stocks and bonds. He earned a 7% dividend on his stocks and 5% interest on his bonds, for a one year profit (both stocks and bonds) of $4,900. How much did Mr. cash invest in bonds? - Product - maximum
If x+y is 12 then what is the maximum value of x×y? - Work men and women
Two men and 1 woman can do a piece of work in 14 days, while 4 women and 2 men can do the same work in 8 days. If a man get 90 euros/day, what should be the wages/day of a woman? - Two workers 10 Worker P can do a work 3 times faster than Q and therefore takes 40 days less than Q.Find the time in which P and Q can complete the work individually.
- The average 16
The average of 50 numbers is 38. If the two numbers 45 and 55 are not considered, what will be the average of remaining numbers? - Lemon tarts
A baker made some lemon tarts. He sold 40% of the tarts in the morning, 2/5 of the remaining tarts in the afternoon and had 54 tarts left. How many tarts did he bake altogether? - My grandfather My grandfather was 8 times older to me 16 years ago. He would be 3 times of my age 8 years from now. What was the ratio of our ages 8 years ago?
- One combine
One combine harvester can harvest a field of corn in 4.5 hours. Another harvester can harvest the same field in 3 hrs. If the farmer uses the two harvesters at the same time. How long will it take to harvest the entire field? - A tank 2
A tank can be filled by a pipe A in 3 hours and by pipe B in 5 hours. When the tank is full, it can be drained by pipe C in 4 hours. If the tank is initially empty and all three pipes are open, how many hours will it take to fill up the tank?
- Blank fraction
Find unknown fraction: 3/5* blank=2/3 - Consumption stable
If the price of sugar rises from Rs 6/kg to Rs 7.50/kg. A person having no increase in his expenditure on sugar, will have to reduce his consumption by? - The river
The river flows at 4 km/h. A boat can go downstream thrice as fast as upstream. Find the speed of the boat in still water. - LS and y-axis intersection
In what ratio is the line segment joining P (5, 3) and Q (–5, 3) divided by the y-axis? Also, find the coordinates of the intersection point. - Three Numbers GP
The sum of three Numbers in geometric progression (GP) is 38, and their product is 1728. Find the Numbers.
- The library
A certain number of people agreed to contribute equally to buy books worth $12000 for a school library. Five people pulled out, so others agreed to contribute an extra $100 each. Their contribution enabled them to buy books worth $ 2000 more than they ori - Von went
Von went to a mall to buy some things for his school projects. He spent 5/8 of his money in a bookstore and 1/5 of the remainder in a grocery store. If he spent P120 in the grocery store, how much money did he have at the start? How much money did he have - 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?
- Workers
If x men can complete a work in 8 days and x+4 men can complete the same work in 6 days. Find the value of x. - A discount 2
A discount of 52.50 dollars is obtained if a discount of 15% is allowed. Find the marked price and the selling price.
A man sells a bicycle at a profit of 25%. Had he bought it at a price less by 25% and sold it at 250 euro less then also he could have made a profit of 25%. Find cost price.Do you have unsolved problem that you need help? Ask a question, and we will try to solve it. Solving math problems.
