Inverse relationship + velocity - math problems

Number of problems found: 10

  • Thunderstorm
    storm-012_1 The sound travels 1 km in about 3 seconds. How far is the storm if there is a time interval of 8 seconds between lightning and thunder?
  • Hay bags
    krav 4 cows eat 16 hay bags in 5 days. How many bags will eat 5 cows in 7 days?
  • Supermarket cashiers
    tesco_1 When at the supermarket are opened only 2 cash people waiting in the front approximately 12 minutes. How many will shorten the average waiting time in a front where supermarket open another three cashiers?
  • Hurry - rush
    bus_3 At an average speed 7 km/h I will come from the school to the bus stop for 30 minutes. How fast I need to go if I need to get to the bus stop in 21 minutes?
  • Washer
    pracka The washing machine drum washes at 71 RPM. The washing machine motor pulley has a diameter of 8 cm. What must be the diameter of the drum machine pulley when the motor is at 351 RPM?
  • Train and car
    car_vs_train The train and the car started at a constant speed to journey. When the train travels 87 km, the car travels 97 km. How many km travels the train when the car travels 87 km?
  • Forth and back
    forth_and_back Car goes from point A to point B at speed 78 km/h and back at 82 km/h. If went there and back at speed 81 km/h journey would take five minutes less. What is the distance between points A and B?
  • Pipes
    water_pipe The water pipe has a cross-section 1087 cm2. An hour has passed 960 m3 of water. How much water flows through the pipe with cross-section 300 cm2 per 9 hours if water flows the same speed?
  • Car
    american-cars The car goes from point A to point B at speed 86 km/h and back 53 km/h. If it goes there and back at speed 67 km/h trip would take 10 minutes shorter. What is the distance between points A and B?
  • Sprinter
    Sprinter Sprinter runs the relay 4 x 400 m to the handover at speed 42 km/h. A second runner is at the start of the handover area 20 m long and runs when it is the first sprinter at distance 10 m. Calculate the speed at which the second runner must run in order to

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