Numbers - math word problems

  1. Log
    exp_log Calculate value of expression log |3 +7i +5i2| .
  2. Numeric question
    ir_number It is possible negative irrational number?
  3. Bearing
    compass A plane flew 50 km on a bearing 63°20' and the flew on a bearing 153°20' for 140km. Find the distance between the starting point and the ending point.
  4. Value
    primefactor2 Determine the value of the following exspressions: a) (23-25)·(4-5) b) (97-123):(18+8)
  5. Trams
    trams Tram no. 3,7,10,11 rode together from the depot at 5am. Tram No. 3 returns after 2 hours, tram No. 7 an hour and half, no. 10 in 45 minutes and no. 11 in 30 minutes. For how many minutes and when these trams meet again?
  6. Is equal
    Shazam Is equal following terms? ?
  7. Freezer
    teplomer Temperature is -8 degrees Celsius in the freezer. Outside temperature is 2 degrees Celsius. One minute took to change temperature by one degree Celsius if we open door. How many minutes the temperature in the freezer will rise?
  8. Unions now
    roh The plant has 1,250 employees. The Trade Unions (former ROH, OH) is 18% male, 23% female. Plant management reported that in the trade union is 20% of all employees. How many men and women are in plant and how many are men and women in trade unions?
  9. No. 215
    215_num From the number 215 we can create a four-digit number that among its numbers manually type any other digit. Thus, we created two four-digit numbers whose difference is 120. What two four-digit numbers that might be?
  10. 3 buses
    buses At morning 5:00 am three buses started from one place. The first travel in five-minute intervals, the second at 10-minute intervals and the third at 25-minute intervals. At what hour will again be the three buses coming from the same place?
  11. Odd numbers
    friends4_2 The sum of four consecutive odd numbers is 1048. Find those numbers ...
  12. Real estate
    house Residential house has three entrances numbered by odd numbers arithmetic progression. The sum of the two numbers on the corner entrances is 50. Calculate the highest of this three numbers.
  13. Positive number z
    137977724_4c6058fe95_m Positive number z is 10% greater than the number y. How many % is y smaller than z? Report the result rounded to one decimal place.
  14. Beautiful alley
    stromy_8 In the alley 4 rows of 10 trees and 5 rows of 8 trees blossomed. Six of the trees have already blossomed. How many trees still bloom in the alley?
  15. Star equation
    numbers_37 Write digits instead of stars so that the sum of the written digits is odd and is true equality: 42 · ∗8 = 2 ∗∗∗
  16. Two rulers
    meters We have two rulers. Scale interval on first rulers are a spaced 1 cm and on second spaced 15 mm. Rulers are attached to each other so that they match initial divider commas. What next dividers commas coincide? Find at least three cases.
  17. Alarm clock
    clock-night-schr The old watchmaker has a unique digital alarm in its collection that rings whenever the sum of digits of the alarm is equal to 21. Find out when the alarm clock will ring. What is their number? List all options . ..
  18. Im>0?
    ReIm Is -10i a positive number?
  19. Unknown number 10
    num_1 Number first increased by 30%, then by 1/5. What percentage we've increased the original number?
  20. Ornamental shrubs
    delnik_3 Children committed to plant 240 ornamental shrubs. Their commitment however exceeded by 48 shrubs. Write ratio of actually planted shrubs and commitment by lowest possible integers a/b.

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