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- Phone call probability
One hundred people work in the office. Each of them spends an average of 25 minutes daily on the phone. A working day has 8 hours. What is the probability that ten workers will be on the phone simultaneously in one day? - Inspector and fare-dodging
Jirka rode as a fare-dodger and was caught by the inspector. He was supposed to pay 1 500 Kč, but at first he did not have money and then he forgot about it. If he does not pay on time, for each day of delay he will be charged a penalty amounting to 0.5‰ - Hungry cat
John is a fully grown cat. He eats 2/3 of a can a day. How many cans of food does Tinker eat in a week? - A plane
A plane is flying at the rate of 350 mph. After an eight-hour flight is at its destination, how far did the plane fly? - Maya is
Maya is 14 years old. Her brother Jorge is three years more than half her age. Which of the following is the correct expression for Jorge's age? - A missile
A missile is fired with a speed of 100 fps in a direction 30° above the horizontal. Determine the maximum height to which it rises. Fps foot per second. - Grocery store
You spend 4/5 of an hour at the mall. You spend 1/3 of that time in the food court. How many minutes are you in the food court? - Golf ball
When a golf ball is hit with two iron, it rotates at a rate of 8 1/3 times/second. How many times does this ball rotate if it is airborne for 7 1/3 seconds? - My brother
My brother is missing 240 assignments. He wants to finish them all. If he does two each day, how many days will it take for him to finish 1/3 of his assignments? - The printer
A total of 6 pieces of book covers were printed in 0.12 hours. Each piece of the book cover was published in equal time. Calculate the time, in hours, to print 30 book covers. - Bay Area
Bay Area Rental Cars charges $14 a day and $0.12 per mile for renting a car. You rented a car for four days and drove 475 miles. Find the total cost of renting the car. - Larry 2
Larry spends half of his workday teaching piano lessons. He sees six students and gives the same amount of time to each. What fraction of his workday is spent with each student? - A raindrop
A raindrop falls at a rate of 9.3 meters per second (m/s). Use the following facts to convert this speed to kilometers per hour (km/h). 1 km = 1000 m 1 min = 60 sec 1 hour = 60 min - The physical
The physical therapist asks Mr. Smith to walk 20 minutes in one hour to improve his ambulation. What fractional part of an hour is Mr. Smith to exercise? - Francesca
Francesca is growing 1/2 inch each year. How many years will it take for her to grow 6 inches? - Josh works
Josh works mowing lawns and babysitting. He earns $7.20 an hour for mowing and $6.80 an hour for babysitting. How much will he earn for 1 hour of mowing and 6 hours of babysitting? - Emily
Emily had 20 minutes to do a three-problem quiz. She spent 11 3/4 minutes on question A and 5 1/2 minutes on question B. How much time did she have left for question C? - The spinner
The spinner below is spun 12 times. It landed on I 4 times, II 7 times, and III 1 time. What is the difference between the experimental and theoretical probabilities of landing on the II? - Limousine rent
Hannah rented a limousine for prom. There was a one-time charge of $100 plus an hourly rate of $45. Her total cost for the night was $347.50. How many hours did Hannah rent the limo for? - Run 9
Every time Colin runs, he runs 3/4 of a mile. Whenever Isabel runs, she runs 1/4 of a mile. If Colin runs two times a week, how many times must Isabel run to cover the same distance as Colin?
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