Themes, topics - math word problems

  1. One million
    million Write the million number (1000000) by using only 9 numbers and algebraic operations plus, minus, times, divided, powers, and squares. Find at least three different solutions.
  2. Bus and Milan
    motorka The bus started from the village at speed 60 km/h. After one kilometer, when Milan came to bus stop on a motorcycle with grandmother. When they found that bus drove away he try to catch it. At the next stop, a distance of 3km caught up bus. How quickly had
  3. Two cyclists
    compass_1 Two cyclists started from crossing in the same time. One goes to the north speed 20 km/h, the second eastward at speed 26 km/h. What will be the direct distance cycling 30 minutes from the start?
  4. Runner
    runner_1 Peter ran a speed of 12.4 km / h. After 45 minutes running he had a hiatus. The track is 31 km long. How many kilometers he still to run if he still running at the same speed?
  5. Trucks
    truck_big Truck take you the some amount of clay in 30 hours. Second truck in 40 hours. Trucks carted the clay away some time together then the second truck broke down and the first one completed the job in five hours. What time worked together?
  6. Driver
    truck_2 The driver of the supply car reckoned that at the average speed of 72 km/h arrives to the warehouse for 1 1/4 hours. After 30 km however unintentionally drove to the gas station and have ten minutes delay. At what average speed would have to go the rest.
  7. Mow the lawn
    grass_2 Dano would mow the lawn in 12 hours and Milada in 16 hours. How long will take the lawn mow together?
  8. The tram
    elektricky_1 The tram is moving with acceleration a = 0.3m/s2. How long it will pass the first meter of track? How long does it take 10 meters. What is its speed at the end of the 10 meters track?
  9. 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 ∗∗∗
  10. 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 . ..
  11. Sweets
    Caramelos We want to prepare 5 kg of sweets for 150 CZK. We will mix cheaper candy: 1 kg for 120 CZK and more expensive candy: 1 kg per 240 CZK. How much of this two types of candy is necessary to prepare this mixture?
  12. Steamer
    parnik_3 At 6 hours 40 minutes steamer sailed from the port at speed 12 km/h. At exactly 10 hours started sail motorboat at speed 42 km/h. When motorboat will catch steamer?
  13. Pet store
    fish In a pet store, they are selling out the fish from one aquarium. Ondra wanted half of all fish, but they don't wish cut by hal fany fish he got one more than demanded. Matthew wished the remaining half of the fish, but as Andrew got half the fish more th
  14. Hydrochloric acid
    hcl Determine the concentration of which must have a solution of hydrochloric acid that mixing 10 l of the solution with 8 liters of 26% solution to get the solution with a concentration of 50%?
  15. Skiing meeting
    compass4 On the skiing meeting came four friends from 4 world directions and led the next interview. Charles: "I did not come from the north or from the south." Mojmir "But I came from the south." Joseph: "I came from the north." Zdeno: "I come from the south." W
  16. Four families
    Rodina-01 Four families were on a joint trip. In the first family, there were three siblings, namely Alica, Betka and Cyril. In the second family were four siblings, namely David, Erik, Filip and Gabika. In the third family, there were two siblings, namely Hugo and
  17. Pumps A and B
    pump_2 Pump A fill the tank for 12 minutes, pump B for 24 minutes. How long will take to fill the tank if he is only three minutes works A and then both pumps A and B?
  18. Forces
    resultant_force Determine the resultant of two perpendicular forces F1 = 560 N and second force of 25% smaller.
  19. MO 2016 Numerical axis
    osa Cat's school use a special numerical axis. The distance between the numbers 1 and 2 is 1 cm, the distance between the numbers 2 and 3 is 3 cm, between the numbers 3 and 4 is 5 cm and so on, the distance between the next pair of natural numbers is always in
  20. Sales of products
    cukriky_9 For 80 pieces of two quality products a total sales is 175 Eur. If the first quality product was sold for n EUR per piece (n natural number) and the second quality product after 2 EUR per piece. How many pieces of the first quality were sold?

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