Percentages + system of equations - math problems

Number of problems found: 78

  • Clothes
    sveter CZK 2,400 cost clothes, a sweater by 150% than a T-shirt, trousers 2x more than a sweater, a jacket as a sweater and trousers together. What did the individual clothes cost?
  • Three groups
    workers_2 In the company, employees are divided into three groups. In the first group, which includes 12% of the company's total number of employees, the average salary is CZK 40,000, in the second group CZK 35,000, in the third group CZK 25,000. The average salary
  • The water barrel
    sud_h2o_2 The water barrel weighs 122 kg. If we pour 75% of the water out of it, it will weigh 35 kg. What is the weight of the barrel?
  • Part-time workers
    mince_3 Three part-time workers received CZK 1,235 for their work. The first received 20% less than the second and the third received 45 CZK more than the second. Determine how many crowns (CZK) each of them received.
  • The dealer
    cars The dealer planned to sell 40% of the cars he had in stock in May. However, he sold 20 less cars, ie only 15% of cars. a) How many cars did he have in stock? b) How many cars did he sell in May?
  • Contestants
    penize_2 The three best contestants are to divide the total prize of CZK 4,200. The second gets 20% more than the third. And the first one gets 200 CZK less than the second and the third together. How much will everyone get?
  • In the classroom
    skola_1 There are 30 boys and a few girls in the class. In the six months, 28 boys and all girls benefited, which was 95% of all pupils. How many pupils are there in the classroom?
  • Two accounts
    bankovka Two accounts in the bank, one per year interest 2%, the second 3%. Total interest income 1900 USD. If interest rates were reversed, the yield would be USD 200 higher. What are the amounts on each account?
  • The farm
    kombajn The farm harvested 390 tons of grain. Wheat was 15% more than barley, and rye was 126 tons less than wheat and barley combined. How many tons of wheat, how many tons of barley, and how much rye did the team get?
  • Together m+w
    workers Women 30%. Men are 360 more. How many are together?
  • Students
    skola After the fifth-grade class left 20% of students. In the seventh grade were added 2 pupils, in the eighth 1 pupil, in the ninth, the number has not changed, but it is now tenth students less than it was in the fifth grade. How many pupils are in the 9th g
  • Rectangular garden
    rectangle_1 The perimeter of Peter's rectangular garden is 98 meters. The width of the garden is 60% shorter than its length. Find the dimensions of the rectangular garden in meters. Find the garden area in square meters.
  • Three-day trip
    cyclist The cyclist on three-day trip travel 30% of the total route on the first day, 3/5 of the rest on the second day and 35 km on the third day. How many kilometers did travel cyclists each day and how many?
  • Camel and water
    tava 84% of the camel's weight is water. After drinking, its weight increased to 832 kg and water accounted for 85% of its weight. How much did it weigh before drinking?
  • The hiker
    tourist The hiker will travel 40% of the route on the first day 1and/3 of the rest od second day. Last day 30 km. What was the length of the 3-day trip? How many kilometers did he walk each day?
  • The business
    penize The business earned CZK 98,400 in the shop in three weeks. In the second week, sales were 20% higher than the first week. The third week was 10% lower than the second week. How much did business earn in each week?
  • Gasoline-oil ratio
    fuel-pump The manufacturer of a scooter engine recommends a gasoline-oil fuel mixture ratio of 15 to 1. In a particular garage, we can buy pure gasoline and a gasoline-oil mixture, which is 75% gasoline. How much gasoline and how much of the gasoline-oil mix do we
  • Company and employees
    workers_49 There are 370 employees in the company - women are 15% less than men. How many men work in the company?
  • Tickets
    cinema2_16 1260 tickets sold. On the first day, 80% was sold on the second day was sold. How many tickets were sold first and how much the next day?
  • Three workers
    eura_21 The three workers received € 2,850 together for the work done. They divided them according to the time worked so that the first received 20% less than the second and the third € 50 more than the second. How much EUR did each worker receive?

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