Equation - math word problems - page 57

  1. Dirty road
    car_30 Mr. Smith is on a road trip to a remote disc golf course 180km away. He travels part of the way at 100km/h along the highway, and part of the way at 50km/h along dirt roads. If it took 2 hours to get there, how many hours did he spend on dirt roads?
  2. Find unknown
    eq222_26 Find unknown numerator: 4/8 + _/8 = 1
  3. Given
    1998-4b Given 2x =0.125 find the value of x
  4. Two cities
    motorbike Cities A and B are 200 km away. At 7 o'clock from city A, the car started at an average speed of 80 km/h, and from B at 45 min later the motorcycle is started at an average speed of 120 km/h. How long will they meet and at what distance from the point A it
  5. Father and daughter
    time_14 When I was 11 my father was 35 year old. Now, father has three times older then me. How old is she?
  6. Math test
    test_13 Obelix filled a mathematical test in which he answered 25 questions. For every correct answer, he received 5 points, for each bad answer he had 3 points deducted. Obelix gained 36% of all points in the test. How many questions did he solve correctly?
  7. Number of songs
    notes Write an expression for the number of songs they need for this show. Evan and Peter have a radio show that has 2 parts. They need 4 fewer than 11 songs in the first part. In the second part, they need 5 fewer than 3 times the number of songs in the first p
  8. Eqn
    fractal_16 Solve equation with fractions: 2x/3-50=40+x/4
  9. Powers 3
    exp_4 2 to the power of n divided by 4 to the power of -3 equal 4. What is the vaule of n?
  10. Tickets 4
    cinema2_13 Stacey is selling tickets to the school play. The tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for children. She sells twice as many adult tickets as children's tickets and brings in a total of $342. How many of each kind of ticket did she sell?
  11. Adding percentages
    percent 55%+36%+88%+71%+100=63% what is whole (X)? Percents can be added directly together if they are taken from the same whole, which means they have the same base amount. .. . You would add the two percentages to find the total amount.
  12. 1.5 divided
    eq2_3 1.5 divided by 1 = w divided by 4
  13. Former price
    books The price of an article is cut by 10℅, to restore it to the former value, by what percent the new price must be increased?
  14. Mother and daughter
    clocks2 Mother is 44 years old, her daughter 14. How many years ago was her mother four times older than her daughter?
  15. Wood dividing
    meter_23 Which equation calculates the number of 1/3-foot pieces that can be cut from a piece of wood that is 7 feet long?
  16. Solve 3
    eq2_4 Solve quadratic equation: (6n+1) (4n-1) = 3n2
  17. A photograph
    photo A photograph will stick to a white square letter with a x cm length. The photo is 3/4 x cm long and 20 cm wide than the width of the paper. The surface of the remaining paper surrounding the photograph is 990 cm2. Find the size of paper and photo.
  18. On the 4
    water_12 On the way to playing disc golf with his two boys, Mr. Smith purchases 3 muffins and 2 bottles of water, totaling $9.75. The following week he only has Asher with him, so he purchases 2 muffins and 1 bottle of water totalling $6.00. What is the cost of on
  19. Home cleaning
    bleach Mr. Smith is cleaning up a big mess at home. In the closet, he finds a solution that is 5% bleach, and another stronger solution that is 20% bleach. For this particular job, he needs 600mL of 15% bleach. How much of each type (to the nearest mL) should he.
  20. Midpoint 5
    segment_4 FM=3x-4, MG=5x-26, FG=? Point M is the midpoint of FG. Use the given information to find the missing measure or value.

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