Ratio - math word problems

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Number of problems found: 522

  • Save trees
    stromy 25 tons of old paper will save 1,600 trees. How many tons of paper is needed to save the 32 trees in the park?
  • Six workers
    workers Six workers earned a total of CZK 12,600 per week on the construction site (5 working days). How much do 7 workers earn in 10 days with the same daily average salary?
  • Summands
    numbers_2 We want to split the number 110 into three summands so that the first and the second summand are in the ratio 4: 5, and the third with the first are in ratio 7: 3. Calculate the smallest of the summands.
  • Mixing 5
    milk Carlos mixed 4/15 of chocolate syrup with 1/2 of milk. Determine the reasonable estimate of the total amount of liquid
  • Ratio of counts
    skola_2 There are 15 boys and 13 girls in the class. What are the ratio of boys and girls?
  • Final exam
    vysvedcenie At the final exam, the student answers from three areas, which are evaluated in a ratio of 1: 2: 2. What grade will John receive if he answered as follows: 3,1,2.
  • Coins
    mince_1 The money - coins are minted from the hardest bronze, which contains copper and tin in a ratio of 41: 9. How much copper and tin are in 2kg of bronze money?
  • Brass
    brass Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc in a ratio of 3: 2. How many grams does a component that required 270 g of copper weigh?
  • Ratio of squares
    squares_cut_circles A circle is given in which a square is inscribed. The smaller square is inscribed in a circular arc formed by the side of the square and the arc of the circle. What is the ratio of the areas of the large and small squares?
  • Five combers
    permutations_3 Five combers harvest 12 rows of strawberries in 4 hours. How many rows of strawberries will two combers harvest in 10 hours?
  • Twice of radius
    gule How many times does the surface of a sphere decrease if we reduce its radius twice?
  • Divide in ratio
    lines_2 Line segment AB 12 cm long divide in a ratio of 5: 3. How long are the individual parts?
  • Mixing paint with water
    painter_1 Mr. Adamek will paint. The purchased paint is diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 1.5. a) how many parts of water will add to 1 part of the paint b) how many liters of water the mission adds to 2 liters of paint
  • Chord of triangle
    triangle_1212 If the whole chord of the triangle is 14.4 cm long, how do you calculate the shorter and longer part?
  • Similarity coefficient
    triangles In the triangle TMA the length of the sides is t = 5cm, m = 3.5cm, a = 6.2cm. Another similar triangle has side lengths of 6.65 cm, 11.78 cm, 9.5 cm. Determine the similarity coefficient of these triangles and assign similar sides to each other.
  • In a
    triangles_1 In a triangle, the aspect ratio a: c is 3: 2 and a: b is 5: 4. The perimeter of the triangle is 74cm. Calculate the lengths of the individual sides.
  • Sphere in cone
    sphere_in_cone A sphere is inscribed in the cone (the intersection of their boundaries consists of a circle and one point). The ratio of the surface of the ball and the contents of the base is 4: 3. A plane passing through the axis of a cone cuts the cone in an isoscele
  • Interior angles
    triangles_1 Calculate the interior angles of a triangle that are in the ratio 2: 3: 4.
  • Half of halves
    sequence_geo Half of the square we cut off, then half of the rest, etc. Five cuts we made in this way. What part of the content of the original square is the content of the cut part?
  • The angles
    trojuholnik The angles in the triangle are in the ratio 12: 15: 9. Find the angles.

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