Expression of a variable from the formula - math word problems

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  • The deposit
    money_13 Deposit has been placed for one year at an annual rate of 4.5%. After the added interst amount rose to € 2,612.5. Determine initial deposit.
  • Parallelogram
    rovnobeznik.JPG Calculate the missing side of a parallelogram, if you know the perimeter o and one side: a) o = 7.2 cm; b = 1.8 cm b) o = 5.4 cm; a = 1.9 cm
  • Apples 2
    jablka_6 Dried apples contain 15% water. Fresh apples contain 80% water. How many kg of apples we need buy in order to get 3 kg of dried apples?
  • Medians in RT
    right_triangle The rectangular triangle ABC has a length of 10 cm and 24 cm. Points P, Q, R are the centers of the sides of this triangle. The perimeter of the PQR triangle is:
  • An equilateral triangle
    equilateral_triangle The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 33cm. How long is each side?
  • The sum 2
    seq_4 The sum of five consecutive even integers is 150. Find the largest of the five integers. A.28 B.30 C.34 D.54 Show your solution and explain your answer.
  • Diameter
    circles2_1 What is the inside diameter of the cylinder container and if half a liter of water reaches a height 15 cm?
  • Shape
    some_airplane Plane shape has a maximum area 677 mm2. Calculate its perimeter if perimeter is the smallest possible.
  • Wallpaper
    net of cube 3750 cm square of wallpaper is needed to glue a cube-shaped box. Can Dad cut out the whole necessary piece of wallpaper as a whole if he has a roll of wallpaper 50 cm wide?
  • Center of line segment
    stredna_priecka_1 Calculate the distance of the point X [1,3] from the center of the line segment x = 2-6t, y = 1-4t ; t is .
  • Ratio of sides
    trojuholnik_5 The triangle has a circumference of 21 cm and the length of its sides is in a ratio of 6: 5: 3. Find the length of the longest side of the triangle in cm.
  • Quotient
    fun1_1 Determine the quotient and the second member of the geometric progression where a3=10, a1+a2=-1,6 a1-a2=2,4.
  • Simplify
    numbers3_1 Simplify the following problem and express as a decimal: 5.68-[5-(2.69+5.65-3.89) /0.5]
  • Surface of cubes
    cubes3_6 Peter molded a cuboid 2 cm, 4cm, 9cm of plasticine. Then the plasticine split into two parts in a ratio 1:8. From each part made a cube. In what ratio are the surfaces of these cubes?
  • The ladder
    rebrik The ladder touch on a wall at a height of 7.5 m. The angle of the inclination of the ladder is 76°. How far is the lower end of the ladder from the wall?
  • The circumference
    rectangle The circumference and width of the rectangle are in a ratio of 5: 1. its area is 216cm2. What is its length?
  • Hexagon in circle
    hexagon_3 Calculate the radius of a circle whose length is 10 cm greater than the circumference of a regular hexagon inscribed in this circle.
  • Free fall
    volny pad How long does the stone fall freely into a depth of 80m? What speed will it hit the bottom of the abyss?
  • Cube 1-2-3
    cube_shield_1 Calculate the volume and surface area of the cube ABCDEFGH if: a) /AB/ = 4 cm b) perimeter of wall ABCD is 22 cm c) the sum of the lengths of all edges of the cube is 30 cm.
  • Coefficient
    gp Determine the coefficient of this sequence: 7.2; 2.4; 0.8

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