Physical quantity - math word problems - page 27 of 344
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- Gain or loss
A man purchases a certain number of apples at 3/eur and same number of apples at 4/euros. He mixed them together and sells them at 3/euros. What is the gain or loss percent? Write answer as number, loss as negative, gain as positive percent. - Two articles
A shopkeeper bought two articles each at Rs.800. There was 25% profit on one and 25% loss on the other. Find the total percentage profit or loss in the whole transaction. - Bag of popcorn
The average cost of a bag of popcorn at the movie theater was $3.50 in 1995 and $4.75 in 2015. Find the percent of change in the price of a bag of popcorn from 1995 to 2015 and classify it as a percent increase or percent decrease. - Eva 46
Eva works as a sales clerk. She is paid a salary of 3000 a week plus a 2% commission on sales over 4000. Find her gross pay for a week in which her sales are 9500. - The price 4
The price of a commodity was increased in the ratio of 5:4. After one month, the same commodity was reduced in the ratio of 7:8 to attract more customers. Suppose the new price was 35. Calculate the price of the commodity before the increase. - Wheat plus and minus
If the price of wheat is increased by 20% today, at what percent should it be decreased tomorrow, so as to bring down the price back to the original? - Susan 4
Susan went to school for 219 days in a full year. If her attendance is 75%, find the number of days on which the school was open. - Full-tank
A full-tank of petrol a car lasts for 10 days. If driver starts using 25% more everyday, how many days will the full-tank petrol last? - The price 9
The price of sugar is increased by 25%. Find by how much percent a family must reduce their consumption so that their expenditure may increase only by 10%. - Nelson
Nelson has a weekly salary of $445.86 and is self-employed. Use 7.51% for not self-employed and 12.3% for self-employed for the Social Security Tax. How much Social Security should be withheld? - A piece 11
A piece of wood is 220cm long. If 66cm is cut away from the wood, what percentage remains? - The marked The marked price of the item was P62.50. At a seasonal sale, a discount was given 20% discount, leaving the dealer a profit of 14 2/7 % of the cost of each item. Find the profit and the cost price.
- A furniture
A furniture dealer bought a dining set at 12000 USD. At what price would the dealer sell this set by offering a discount of 5% and still make a profit of 10%? - A lettuce
At Alan’s Produce, all produce is 20% off on Tuesdays. If a head of lettuce is normally $2.50, how much would it cost on Tuesday? - Two discounts 2 A shirt printed with a price of EUR 150 is sold for EUR 105 after two successive discounts. If the second discount is 12.5%, then find the first discount.
- Inheritances According to a will, the inheritance is to be divided among 2 sons and 1 daughter. The ratio of the amount given to the eldest son to the amount given to the daughter is 2:1 the ratio of the amount given to the youngest son to the amount given to the daug
- A merchant 2
A merchant bought some items for P175.00 a dozen less 20% and sold them at a profit of 35% of the selling price. What was the selling price of one item? - Ruel cut
Ruel cut the grass on 1/5 of a hectare in an hour. How long will it take him to cut the grass on 3/4 of a hectare? - The revenue
The revenue of Dr. Alban Bookstore increased from 1 500 000 pesos (in 2018) to 2 275 000 pesos (in 2019). What was the percent increase in the yearly revenue from 2018 to 2019? - Nautical vs statue mile
A nautical mile is the unit of length used in sea and air navigation. A nautical mile is equal to 6,076 feet. What percent of a statue mile (5,280 ft) is a nautical mile?
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