Mixtures and solutions - math word problems

Number of problems found: 100

  • Solutions, mixtures
    roztoky We have 2 liters of 20% solution available. How much 70% solution do we need to add to it to get a 30% solution?
  • Solutions, mixtures
    roztoky_9 How many liters of 70% solution we must add to 5 liters of 30% solution to give us a 60% solution?
  • Mixture
    roztoky_6 How many percentages mixtures do we get by adding 23ml of matter to 89ml of water?
  • Alcohol solutions
    roztoky_3 We have to produce 2 liters of 60% alcohol from 55% and 80%. How many of which ones will we use in the solution?
  • Banknotes
    ducat $ 1390 was collected. How much was in $20 notes and how many in $50 notes in that order? How many solutions exists?
  • Solutions
    bilde How much 60% solution and how much 35% solution is needed to create 100 l of 40% solution?
  • Vinegar mixing
    vinegar_2 We mix 70g water and 50g 8% vinegar. How many percents of the solution of vinegar we produce?
  • Cottages
    chatky The summer camp is 41 cottages. Rooms are for three and for four in them. How many of the 140 campers lives of three?
  • Beds
    stan_3 At the summer camp, there are 41 chalets. Some rooms are 3-beds, some 4-beds. How many campers from 140 are living in 3-bed?
  • Vinegar
    vinegar_1 What percentage vinegar we get if we mix 1 if dm³ eight percent vinegar with 1.5 dm³ six percent vinegar?
  • Tulips and daffodils
    tulipany_2 Two hundred twenty tulips and daffodils are planted in the flowerbed. One-third of all tulips and one-sixth of all daffodils equals the number of all tulips. How many tulips and how many daffodils?
  • Coolant
    roztoky_5 The driver of the car cooler filled with a mixture of 3.9 liters and 2.6 liters of water antifreeze coolant. At what rate are this two components of the mixture?
  • Mushrooms
    hriby_1 Mushrooms lose 90% by weight drying. How many fresh mushrooms are needed for 5 kg of dried mushrooms?
  • Sugars
    vaha2 In what ratio must two sorts of sugar, costing #390 and #315 per kg respectively, be mixed in order to produce a mixture worth #369 per kg?
  • Crown
    2_kcs Siblings collect a 2-crowns and 5-crowns. Together have 80 coins with a total of value 310 crowns. How many saved two-crowns and how many five-crowns?
  • Alcohol
    metaxa How many cubic centimeters of 96% alcohol is needed to obtain 0.75 liter of 40% alcohol?
  • A 36
    huby A 36 g sample of the substance contains 91% water. After drying, the weight of the sample was reduced to 18 g. What percentage of water is now in the sample?
  • Water reservoir
    nadrz_1 The water reservoir is filled through one inlet 4 hours later than both together, then another inlet 9 hours later than both together. For how long is filled by each separately?
  • Metal alloy
    ocel What is the ratio of metals in the alloy that is in the 50 tonnes of steel to 30 kg nickel?
  • Pouring alcohol
    roztoky 100 liters of alcohol has 70% How many liters of water need to be added to have 60% alcohol?

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