Examples for secondary school students - page 75 of 230
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- A mountain climber
A mountain climber plans to buy some rope to use as a lifeline. Which of the following would be the better choice? Explain your choice. Rope A: Mean breaking strength:500lb; the standard deviation of 100lb Rope B: Mean breaking strength: 500lb; the standa
- Two-dimensional 36453
Two of its inhabitants stand at one point in the land of two-dimensional beings. Suddenly, they both start running at the same moment. Resident A runs north at 5m/s, and resident B runs east at 12m/s. Calculate how fast they are moving away from each othe
- Statistical 36383
On the pages of the Czech Statistical Office, we can learn that in 1869, Prague and its suburbs had a total of 10,947 houses; in 1900, there were 18,838 houses. What was the annual percentage "increase" of houses in Prague between 1869 and 1900, assuming
- Estimated 36373
The amount of wood in a specific forest area is estimated at 2,106 m3, and the annual wood growth is 2.1%. What will be the situation after 20 years?
- Diameter 36363
With a single pull, the wire diameter is reduced by 10%. How many draws are required to minimize the wire diameter from 5 mm to less than half?
- Hard cone problem
The cone's surface is 200 cm², and its height is 7 centimeters. Calculate the volume of this cone.
- Six terms GP
Find the sum of the six terms of the finite geometric sequence 96, -48, 24, -12
- Decreasing 36183
Prove that the sequence {3 - 4. n} from n = 1 to ∞ is decreasing.
- Tallest people a
As a group, the Dutch are amongst the tallest people in the world. The average Dutchman is 184 cm tall. If a normal distribution is appropriate, and the standard deviation for Dutchmen is about 8 cm, what is the percentage of Dutchmen who will be over 2 m
- Wimbledon finals
Serena Williams made a successful first serve 67% of the time in a Wimbledon finals match against her sister Venus. If she continues to serve at the same rate the next time they play and serves six times in the first game, determine the probability that:
- Nine-sided 36071
Calculate the surface area and volume of a regular nine-sided pyramid if the radius of the circle inscribed in the base measures ρ = 12 cm and the height of the pyramid is 24 cm
- Quadrilateral pyramid
In a regular quadrilateral pyramid, the length of the base edge is a = 8 cm, and the length of the side edge is h = 17 cm. Calculate the surface of the pyramid.
- Seedbeds
The father wants to plant two seedbeds of carrots and two seedbeds of onion. Use a tree chart to find how many different options he has for placing the seedbeds.
- Hydraulic - piston
The large piston of the hydraulic system has a capacity of 0.25 m² and a small 10 cm². How much force do we exert on the small piston to be lifted by 750 N?
- Electric cooker
During which time does an electric cooker with power input P = 500 W and efficiency n = 75% heat water with mass m = 2 kg and temperature t1 = 10°C to the boiling point (t2 = 100°C)? The specific heat capacity of water is c = 4 180 J/kg/K.
- Identical 35961
Nine identical spheres are stacked in the cube to fill the cube's volume as much as possible. What part of the volume will the cube fill?
- Fraction to decimal infinite
Find which digit is at 1000th place after the decimal point in the decimal expansion of the fraction 9/28.
- Weighted harmonic average
Ten workers will do some work in 2 minutes, five in 10 minutes, and three in 6 minutes. How many minutes per average worker per worker?
- Honored students
Of the 25 students in the class, ten are honored. How many ways can we choose five students from them if there are to be exactly two honors between them?
- Defective 35831
Among the 24 products, seven are defective. How many ways can we choose to check a) 7 products so that they are all good b) 7 products so that they are all defective c) 3 good and two defective products?
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