Time + subtraction - practice problems - page 5 of 8
Number of problems found: 148
- Athletic race
In a race, the second-place finisher crossed the finish line 1 1/3 minutes after the first-place finisher. The third-place finisher was 1 3/4 minutes behind the second-place finisher. The third-place finisher took 34 2/3 minutes. How long did the first-pl - Farmer 5
Farmer Joe ordered three bags of soil last month. Each bag weighed 4 ⅖ kilograms. He used the first bag in a week. At the end of this month, there were 2 ¾ kilograms of soil left in the second bag and ⅞ kilograms of soil left in the third bag. How much so - Seconds flying
The hot air balloon flew for 8 hours, 8 minutes, and 8 seconds. How many seconds did it take to fly 10 hours? - Comenius 46531
Teacher of the Nations "J. A. Comenius was born in MDXCII and died in MDCLXX. How many years did he live? How many years have passed since his death?
- Roxville
The temperature in Rockville decreased by 15 degrees in five hours. What was the average decrease in temperature per hour? Write your answer as an integer. - Cats sleep
Cats sleep for 11 hours on a 24-hour day. How many hours a day is a cat awake? - Arelli
Arelli had 20 minutes to do a three-problem quiz. She spent 9 7/10 minutes on question A and 3 2/5 minutes on question B. How much time did she have left for question C? Solve on paper to find the answer as a fraction. - Social Security Administration
In January 2012, the Social Security Administration increased benefits to its recipients for the first time since 2009. Before the increase, James received $1200/month. After the increase, he received $1243.20/month. Find the percent increase in Social Se - Bathroom 4
Dolor puts 3 1/2 pails of water into a water container in the bathroom daily. Her daughter, Lei, uses 2 1/4 pails of water daily when taking a bath. If the water container had 5 5/8 pails of water at the start, how much water would be left in it after fiv
- The boy
The boy scouts spent 10/12 hours doing their daily exercises. They only used 1/4 hour in hiking. How much time did they use for other body exercises? - Erika admin
Erika's career consists of filing, typing, and answering phones. She spends 1/6 of her time filing and 5/8 of her time typing. What fraction of her time does she spend answering phone calls? - Weather
Weather. At 5:00 am, the temperature was 28°C, and at noontime, it rose by 9°C. By 4:00 PM, it dropped 3°C; by nighttime, it was 4°C less. What is the room temperature this time? - Granddaughter
In 2014, the sum of the ages of Meghan's aunt, her daughter, and her granddaughter was equal to 100 years. We know the age of each can be expressed as the power of two. In what year was the granddaughter born? - Already 34231
Every time it is Friday, Mom takes five apples. Friday has already taken place 18 times. How many apples does my mom have if she always ate only 1?
- Susan
Susan bought an oven in a pay lite installment plan of Php 2,070 monthly for six months. The payment is automatically debited from her credit card. What is the net debit on her card after six months from the installment plan alone? - Brighton 31941
Two trains left London bound for Brighton. One at 14:00 and the other at 14:20. One train moves at a speed of 120/km per hour. Kinds 150/km per hour. How far apart will they be at three o'clock? - Magic bag
The number of tolars in the magic bag doubled each time the prince crossed the bridge. But then the devil always conjured 300 tolars for him. When this happened for the third time, the prince had twice as much as he had in the beginning. How many tolars d - Midnight 2
It was 8 degrees at nightfall. The temperature dropped 10 degrees by midnight. What was the temperature at midnight? - Aristotle 27401
Aristotle was born in 384 BC and lived to be 62 years old. In what year did he die? Plato lived to be 81 and died in 348 BC. What year was he born?
Do you have homework that you need help solving? Ask a question, and we will try to solve it.