Subtracting - math word problems

  1. The freezer
    freezing 1. The temperature inside a freezer is minus 23 degree Celsius. The temperature falls by a further 12 degree degree Celsius. What is the new temperature? 2. What is the difference between temperatures of 12 degree Celsius and 210 degree Celsius?
  2. Evaluate expression
    plusminus If x=2, y=-5 and z=3 what is the value of x-2y
  3. The surface area
    cuboid_1 How much percent will the surface area of a 4x5x8 cm block increase if the length of the shortest edge is increased by 2 cm?
  4. Temperature 13
    teplomer Work out the temperature after each change. The temperature starts at 6°C and falls by 13°C. The temperature starts at 2°C and falls by 8°C
  5. Percents from percent
    percent_1 How much is 13% of 20% of 500 greater than 8% of 14% of 200?
  6. Akpan
    clocks2 Akpan spent 3/8 of his time in school during the week. What fraction of his time does he spend at home during the week?
  7. Empty and full
    vaha2 An empty can has a mass of 1/6 lb. When it is filled with sand, it has a mass of 7/12 lb. Find the mass of the sand in the can?
  8. Two dogs
    calendar Izzy's dog is 10 1/2 years old. Paige's dog is 18 months old. How many years older is Izzy's dog?
  9. Pizza
    pizza Three siblings ordered one pizza. Miška ate a quarter of the whole pizza. Lenka ate a third of the rest and Patrik ate half of what Lenka had left. They had the rest packed up. How much of the pizza did they pack? Write the result as a fraction.
  10. A cloth
    flowers2 There are flower cloth 495 meters, white cloth 330 meters. What is the percentage of white cloth? How much is white cloth less than flower cloth?
  11. Temperature variations
    teplomer Today's temperature was 80 degrees, and then the temperature dropped 10 degrees. Then it dropped 15 degrees again, then the next day, the temperature went up 2 degrees. What would the temperature be?
  12. Temperature change 3
    teplomer At 2 p. M. The temperature was 76 degrees Fahrenheit. At 8 p. M. The temperature was 58 degrees Fahrenheit. What was the change in temperature?
  13. 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’
  14. A number 2
    expr A number decreased by the difference between four and the number
  15. Evaluate - order of ops
    expr Evaluate the expression: 32+2[5×(24-6)]-48÷24 Pay attention to the order of operation including integers
  16. Ten pupils
    venn 10 pupils came to the art group .8 pupils painted with watercolors and 9 pupils painted with ink, each pupil painted with ink or watercolors. How many pupils painted water and ink at the same time?
  17. Algebra problem
    plusminus This is algebra. Let n represent an unknown number. 1. Eight more than the number n 2. Three times the number n 3. The product of the number n and eight 4. Three less than the number n 5. Three decreased by the number n
  18. Squares
    squares2 From a square of 12 dm perimeter is cut smaller square, whose side is the third side of the square. What is the area of the rest?
  19. Company logo
    circle_square_insribed The company logo consists of a blue circle with a radius of 4 cm, which is an inscribed white square. What is the area of the blue part of the logo?
  20. Turtles 2
    turtles A box turtle hibernates in the sand at 11 5/8. A spotted turtle hibernates at 11 16/25 feet. Which turtle is deeper?

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