Grade - math word problems

  1. Runner
    runner_1 Peter ran a speed of 12.4 km / h. After 45 minutes running he had a hiatus. The track is 31 km long. How many kilometers he still to run if he still running at the same speed?
  2. Pedestrian
    walk Dana started at 10:00 from the point A to point B. These points are distant 12 km. Determine how fast Daniel went when the place B arrived at 11:54. Speed express in km/h.
  3. Unknown number 17
    5to2 Milada said, I am thinking of a number such that I evaluate expression x1/3, the value of the expression would be 5. Which number Milada thinking?
  4. 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.
  5. Threesome
    3friends_1 Dana, Dalibor and Michael have a combined 57 years. Dana is five years older than Dalibor, but Dana is five years younger than Michael. Determine how old is Dana, Dalibor and Michael.
  6. Painting rooms
    palma_1 If Dano paint three hours daily given work he complete in 7.5 days. How many hours a day would have to work to finish the job 1.5 days earlier?
  7. Regular quadrilateral pyramid
    pyramid_3 Find the volume and surface of a regular quadrilateral pyramid if the bottom edge is 45 cm long and the pyramid height is 7 cm.
  8. Determine AP
    diff Determine the difference of the arithmetic progression if a3 = 7, and a4 + a5 = 71
  9. Elimination method
    rovnice_1 Solve system of linear equations by elimination method: 5/2x + 3/5y= 4/15 1/2x + 2/5y= 2/15
  10. Blackberries
    ribezle Damián gathered for 19 days 9.5 kg of blackberries. Milada gathered for two days 1.6 kg of currants. How much would collect Damián blackberries per day and how much currants Miladka per day?
  11. Sale off
    percents2_1 Product cost 95 euros before sale off. After sale off cost 74 euros and 10 cents. About what percentage of produt became cheaper?
  12. Unknown number 4
    ninth I think number. When I divided its square root by its 1/9, I get a number 1. What number am I thinking?
  13. Nuts
    orechy Peter has 49 nuts. Walnuts have 3 more than hazelnuts and hazelnut 2 over almonds. Determine the number of wallnuts, almonds and hazelnuts.
  14. Coins
    coins Denis and Zdeno together have 97 coins. If Denis had 4 coins less than he has now, the number of the coins would be in the ratio 14: 17. Determine the number of coins owned by Denis and Zdeno.
  15. Hexagon rotation
    hexagnos A regular hexagon of side 6 cm is rotated through 60° along a line passing through its longest diagonal. What is the volume of the figure thus generated?
  16. Cleaners
    clean Milan would clean up the room for 2.5 hours, Eric would take 10 hours. How long they swept the room together?
  17. Football season
    ball_f Dalibor and Adam together scored 97 goals in the season. Adam scored 9 goals more than Dalibor. How many goals scored each?
  18. Milk
    milk_1 Mum bought 16 cartons of milk. One carton of milk weight 0.925 kg. How many weight all purchase?
  19. Fuel mileage
    fuel2 You have 3/8 tank of fuel. Estimate fuel consumption @ 6mpg. Estimate speed @ 50mph. Your fuel tank holds 200 gals. Figure out fuel mileage.
  20. Fifth member
    arithmet_seq_1 Determine the fifth member of the arithmetic progression, if the sum of the second and fifth members equal to 73, and difference d = 7.

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