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- The inheritance
Dad initially decided to bequeath the money to his two sons so that they would share it 8:7 (older and younger). Then, he changed his mind and divided the same amount into a ratio of 11:9 (older and younger). This step increased the inheritance value for - Jordan
Jordan wants to bring in cookie cakes to share with his 23 classmates for his birthday. His mom is willing to buy up to six cookie cakes, and Jordan must share the cakes equally with his classmates (and himself). Answer the questions to help Jordan decide - Diophantus
We know little about this Greek mathematician from Alexandria, except that he lived around the 3rd century A.D. Thanks to an admirer who described his life through an algebraic riddle, we know at least something about it. Diophantus's youth lasted 1/6 of - Profitable company
Three businessmen decide to open up their own company. They agree to distribute the yearly profits made in the same ratio as their initial investments. They invest R 50 000, R 75 000, and R25 000, respectively. The profit made by the company in the first - They competed
On April 1, the seventh graders competed for the worst written dictation. The winner was Jožo Poleno, who left out a letter in a third of the words of the dictation, made boldface in a quarter, forgot the soft part in a sixth, and despite all his efforts - Solution Without Equations
The ratio of Eva's and Zdeněk's ages is currently 3:2; in six years this ratio will be 9:7. a) How old are the siblings now? b) By how many years and how many times older is Eva than Zdeněk? c) By how many years and how many times older will Eva be than Z - Grand Pardubice Steeplechase
Jirka decided to divide the winnings from the bet in Grand Pardubice Steeplechase (Velká Pardubická) between himself and his three younger brothers according to age in the ratio of 2:3:5:7. They paid each amount in whole crowns. One of the amounts was CZK - Athletic club
All athletic club boys lined up by size. In front of Peter was one-eighth of the total. Right behind Peter stood his brother Radek and behind Radek, another five-sixths of the total number of boys. Mark the unknown total number of athletic club boys x. 1, - Pupil age
I am a primary school pupil, and I spent 1/4 of my age on parents' exercise with children, 1/3 on drawing, and 1/6 on flute. I did not have a ring for the first three years of my life and never went to two rings at once. How old am I? - Grandmother - vaccation
Anička went to her grandmother's for spring break. She paid CZK 38 for the trip, which was two-ninths of their savings. She bought a gift for her grandmother for 35.50 CZK and a book for her cousin Míla for 16.70 CZK. How many crowns did she have left to - Spending Money Fractions Left
Silvia had a certain amount of money in her wallet. She spent a third of it on stationery and spent three-fifths of the remaining money on groceries. She has €76 left. How much € did Silvia initially have in her wallet? - Toy car collection
Martin has more than 50 and less than 100 toy cars in his collection. A fifth of them are trucks, an eighth are vintage cars and the rest are models of current passenger cars. How many toy cars does Martin have in his collection and how many of them are p - Football match visitors
Women and children have free entry to the Slavia Prague Cup football match in their home environment. The entry fee for men is CZK 85. The ratio of men, women, and children is 12:3:2. A total of CZK 431,460 was collected for tickets. Determine the total n - Boats
Three-quarters of boats are white, 1/7 are blue, and nine are red. How many boats do we have? - In the new
In the new television show, a competition was announced for the funniest logo of the show. A total amount of CZK 13,300 was determined for the three winners: the amount will be divided so that the second prize is two-thirds of the first prize and the thir - Twelve
Twelve students work on a week forestry brigade. One hundred spruces will receive x CZK, one hundred pine y CZK. How many receive each student in one day if they planted a total of 25,000 spruces per week and 30,000 pine trees? Express by expression. - Individual
On the hill behind Terchová, there is a sheepfold and a shepherd lives in it. He divided two hundred of his sheep into 4 groups in a mysterious way: If he had 4 more sheep in the first group, 4 fewer in the second, 4 times more in the third, and 4 times l - Dividing money
The father originally wanted to divide the financial amount between his sons in the ratio of 7:6. However, he then split it at 6:5 (in the same order). One of the sons got angry that he should have received 120 euros more. How many euros did each son rece - Run 9
Every time Colin runs, he runs 3/4 of a mile. Whenever Isabel runs, she runs 1/4 of a mile. If Colin runs two times a week, how many times must Isabel run to cover the same distance as Colin? - Warehouses
To four warehouses is going cement in 50 kg bags, from first one third to the second quarter of the total. The third store got two-thirds of the rest, and the last 120 tons came to fourth. How much cement is in all warehouses, and how much got everyone?
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