Math word problems
Put your math skills to work! Word problems connect classroom concepts to real-life scenarios—from splitting restaurant bills to calculating travel times. Each problem challenges you to read carefully, set up the right equation, solve it step-by-step, and check your answer.
Pick a topic below and start practicing!
Pick a topic below and start practicing!
1034surface area
761cuboid
560cube
555prism
487cylinder
262pyramid
246cone
231sphere
56frustum
4827equation
437divisibility
308sets
511probability
314variations
263permutations
38variance
5mean
2273multiplication
1932division
1630subtraction
1557addition
1386square root
604third power
600comparing
560rounding
206cube root
3281time
3270length
3160area
2638unit conversion
2524volume
2097money
1542mass
1269angle
1130velocity
604power
402density
309temperature
256acceleration
197energy
327sine
312tangent
294cosine
62arcsine
3005square
2618area of a shape
2508triangle
2508right triangle
1011perimeter
995circle
978rectangle
547diagonal
292trapezoid
227polygon
201rhombus
79chord
50annulus
48rhomboid
22parabola
themes, topics
848work
173map scale
107Ohm's law
582line
178line segment
127vector
2224percentages
2168reason
1647ratio
248functions
180maximum
139factorial
110minimum
102logarithm
89per mil
25modulo
10integral
3134fractions
1834natural numbers
345integers
162real numbers
41matrix
From our database of math word problems and examples, we offer the following:
- Boy selection probability
Six boys and nine girls played in the school group. What probability will they point to the boy when they are reproached? - Fe vs. H2O
The volume of what the body of the same weight is greater: iron or water? - Apricot average yield
There are eight apricot trees in the garden. What was the average yield from one tree if We harvested 130 kg; 215 kg; 198 kg; 284 kg; 97 kg; 90 kg; 160 kg; 252 kg of apricots - Toothpaste duration
A full tube of toothpaste is enough for one family member for six weeks. How long will three family members last? - Equation value
Determine the value of x in this equation: (0.125^x) · 104 = 5000 - A capacity
Suppose the cylinder at the right holds a capacity of 2 205 cm³ and its base area of 105 cm². How high is the cylinder? - Mr Ambayen
Mr. Ambayen had 3 6/7 hectares of land. He planted 1/5 of it for coconut trees and 1/2 for avocado trees. What fraction of Mr. Ambayen's land was planted with trees? - The volume
The volume of a solid cylinder is 260 cm³. The cylinder is melted down into a cuboid whose base is a square of 5cm. Calculate the cuboid's height and surface area. - At Junior's
A pizzeria offers pizza with tomatoes and cheese. If a customer wishes, they may add toppings from the following options: ham, mushrooms, corn and onion, each ingredient at most once. Every pizza is made in three sizes: small, medium and large. How many d - Isosceles triangle
Jan and her father were going to the tent. They found that their old tent was torn. Their mother suggested that they sew a tent with walls comprising six identical isosceles triangles. Their lower side is 2 m long, and the height to this side measures 2.5 - Collecting clothes
Larry and Myra are collecting clothes for a clothing drive. Myra collected 2 1/2 times as many clothes as Larry did. If Larry collected 4 4/5 bags of clothes, how many bags of clothes did Myra collect? - Two-kilogram bread
Farmers harvested 3000 kg of rye from one hectare, from which they obtained 2500 kg of flour. 3 kg of flour will make 4 kg of bread. Calculate how many m² of land were used to grow rye, which is needed for 1 two-kilogram loaf of bread. - The city 3
The city has 22,000 residents. How long is it expected to have 25,000 residents if the average annual population growth is 1.4%? - Glass cleaner
A 2-pint bottle of glass cleaner costs $13.44. What is the price per fluid ounce? - You take
You take out a Php 20000 loan at a 5% interest rate. If the interest is compounded annually, a. Give an exponential model for the situation b. How much Will you owe after ten years? - Salt solution
Calculate the weight of a 50% salt solution we prepare from 120 g of salt. - Row for lunch
There are less than 66 people in a row for lunch. In front of Eva, there are 28 students. Behind Martin, there are 30 people. Between Eva and Martin, there are 17 people. How many students would stand behind Eva if Martin stood in front of Eva?
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