Multiplication - math word problems

  1. The manufacturer
    cd_disc The manufacturer found that 3% of the plates produced had a malfunction. Of the compliant, 75% are first and 25% second. What is the probability of producing first and second class plates?
  2. Brownies
    cukr Mrs. Merritt made brownies, the recipe had to be cut in 1/2. The recipe called for 2 5/8 cups of sugar. How much sugar did she use?
  3. Emilio
    penize_4 Emilio made 69 potholders. Each potholder cost him $2.81 to make. If he sells each potholder for $3.12, how much profit will he make?
  4. Prescription
    acylpyrin Jannin knows that Mr. Robinson needs 14 tablets for a week's supply of an anti-inflammatory drug Mr. Robinson is going to vacation and needs a four week supply. How many tablets does Johnny need to fill his prescription?
  5. Evaluate expression
    plusminus If x=2, y=-5 and z=3 what is the value of x-2y
  6. A library
    bookshelf A library has 12,500 fiction books and 19,000 non fiction books. Currently 2/5 of the fiction books are checked out. Currently 2/5 of the non fiction books are checked out. Of the books checked out, only 1/10 are due back this week. How many books are due
  7. Percents from percent
    percent_1 How much is 13% of 20% of 500 greater than 8% of 14% of 200?
  8. The university
    family_1 At a certain university, 25% of students are in the business faculty. Of the students in the business faculty, 66% are males. However, only 52% of all students at the university are male. a. What is the probability that a student selected at random in t
  9. Berry Smoothie
    milk Rory has 5/8 cup of milk. How much milk does she have left after she doubles the recipe of the smoothie? Berry Smoothie: 2 cups strawberries 1 cup blueberries 1/4 cup milk 1 tbsp (tablespoon) sugar 1/2 tsp (teaspoon) lemon juice 1/8 tsp (teaspoon) vanil
  10. Divide
    hrusky How many different ways can three people divide 7 pears and 5 apples?
  11. Two divided
    fractions14 Two divided by nine tenths.
  12. Uboid volume
    cuboid Calculate the cuboid volume if the walls are 30cm², 35cm², 42cm²
  13. Temporary workers
    work_1 Three temporary workers work in the warehouse and unload the goods in 9 hours. In what time would five temporary workers unload the same products?
  14. Startup
    usd Jaxon’s start up business makes a profit of $450 during the first month. However, the company records a profit of -$60 per month for the next four months and a profit of $125 for the final month. What is the total profit for the first six months of Jaxon’
  15. One third 2
    fractions One third of all students in class live in a house. If here are 42 students in a class, how many of them live in house?
  16. A store
    skateboard A store received a shipment of 240 skateboards. In three weeks, it sold 1/3 of those skateboards. How many skateboards did the store sell?
  17. Cube construction
    222cube A 2×2×2 cube is to be constructed using 4 white and 4 black unit cube. How many different cubes can be constructed in this way? ( Two cubes are not different if one can be obtained by rotating the other. )
  18. The ketchup
    tomato If 3 1/4 of tomatoes are needed to make 1 bottle of ketchup. Find the number of tomatoes required to make 4 1/5 bottles
  19. Evaluate - order of ops
    expr Evaluate the expression: 32+2[5×(24-6)]-48÷24 Pay attention to the order of operation including integers
  20. Numbers division
    fractions With what number should be divided mixed number 2 3/4 to get 11/12?

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