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- A cupcake
A cupcake takes just 1/4 of an hour to bake. How can cupcakes bake in 1 1/2 hours? - A biker
A biker traveled from city A to city B via city C with a uniform speed of 52 km/h. He then returned directly to city A with a uniform speed of 89 km/h. Find, in minutes, the total time of his whole journey to two decimal places. City distance A from B is - Glue strength
At 40°C, it takes 3 hrs to get 125% glue strength. How long does it take to get 100% at 50 ˚C? The higher the temperature, the faster it cures the glue. - Ekene and Amina
The probability that Ekene will be alive in 5 years' time is 3/4, and the probability that his wife Amina will be alive in 5 years' time is 2/5. Find the probability that in 5 years' time: a) both of them will be alive b) only Ekene will be alive
- Joy deposited
Joy deposited the sum of 50,000 in her bank account. After 5 months, she made another deposit of 125,000 and 6 months a lap before the withdrawal of 12,000 nairas. If the interest rate is 5% per annual, calculate how much she should have in her account. - Elton
Elton is n years old now. How old was he 8 years ago? How old will he be 16 years from now? If his age in 16 years time will be four times his age 8 years ago, how old is he now? - Feed rate
The feed rate of a drill is the distance it advances with each revolution. If a drill makes 320 rpm and drills a hole 2.625 inches deep in 1.8 minutes, what is the feed rate? - The bicycle
The bicycle runs 30 mph for 20 minutes. How far it goes? - The minute
The minute hand of a clock is 6 cm long. Find the area it sweeps between 2:05 PM and 2:40 PM.
- Water 71
Water was heated to 80°c then allowed to cool at a rate of 6°c per minute. After how long was the temperature 8°C? - 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. - Lightning strike
In a thunderstorm, the formula M=t/5.3 gives the approximate distance, M, in miles, from a lightning strike if it takes t second to hear the thunder after seeing the lightning. If you are 5.4 miles away from the lightning flash, how long will it take the - Express 71
Express 2 minutes 30 seconds as a fraction of 3/4 hours. - Time vs pizza
If Mr. Cromleigh can eat 1/4 of a pizza in 1/6 of an hour, how many pizzas can he eat in one hour? He can eat ____ pizzas.
- Sonya
Sonya, Jill, and Donna run each Monday. Jill ran 6/12 of an hour, and Donna ran 5/12 of an hour. If the girls ran a total of one whole hour, what fraction of an hour did Sonya run? - A man 11
A man is x years old. In 10 years, he will be twice as old as he was 5 years ago. How old will he be in 10 years? - A car 8
A car begins heading along a path at 50 mph. A second car begins an hour later, along the same path traveling at 70 mph. For how long will the first car travel when the second car overtakes it? - Balloon
If a ceiling balloon rises at 120 m (about 400 ft) each minute, what is the ceiling of an overcast deck of stratus clouds 1500 m (about 5000 ft) thick if the balloon disappears into the clouds in 5 minutes? Show your solution. - The temperature 46
The temperature in Mumbai at 5 AM is 25 degrees Celsius. It rises 3 degrees Celsius every hour for the next two hours and then 5 degrees Celsius per hour for the next 3 hours. What is the temperature after 5 hours?
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