Unit conversion - math word problems

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  • If it
    clocks_1 If it is now 7:38 pm, what time will it be in 30,033,996,480 minutes from now?
  • Current in the conductor
    ohms-law Calculate the current in the conductor (in mA) if it is connected to a 4.5 V voltage source and its resistance is 20 (ohm).
  • Quarter of an hour
    clocks2_1 If the clock showed a quarter of an hour more, it would be 10 minutes to 10 hours. How many hours do they show?
  • Volume per time
    inlet How long does fill take for a pump with a volume flow of 200 l per minute fill a cube-shaped tank up to 75% of its height if the length of the cube edge is 4 m?
  • Sand
    sand_pile How much m ^ 3 of sand can be loaded on a car with a load capacity of 5 t? The sand density is 1600 kg/m ^ 3 .
  • Cargo space
    truck_1 The cargo space of the truck has the dimensions a = 4.2 m, b = 1.9 m, c = 8.1 dm. Calculate its volume.
  • Nautical miles
    mapa How many nautical miles do they sail if the route is shown on a 1:25 000 scale map with a 7.4 cm long line?
  • Coke and coal
    coal 20.1 tons of coke is produced from 30 tons of black coal. How much coke is made from 1 kilogram of coal?
  • Isosceles trapezoid
    rr_lichobeznik Find the area of an isosceles trapezoid with bases of 8cm and 72mm. The height of the trapezoid is equal to three-quarters of the longer base.
  • Aquarium
    akvarko How many liters of water can fit in an aquarium measuring 30, 15 and 20 cm?
  • The body
    cuboid_3colors The body has dimensions of 2m 2dm and 10 cm. It weighs 28 kg. What is its density?
  • Brick wall
    bricks What is the weight of a solid brick wall that is 30 cm wide, 4 m long and 2 m high? The density of the brick is 1500 kg per cubic meter.
  • Vertical rod
    shadow The vertical one meter long rod casts a shadow 150 cm long. Calculate the height of a column whose shadow is 36 m long at the same time.
  • Thousand balls
    balls2 We have to create a thousand balls from a sphere with a diameter of 1 m. What will be their radius?
  • Hectares
    mapa Determine the area of the rectangular land (in ha), which has dimensions of 3 cm and 4.5 cm on the plan with a scale of 1: 40,000.
  • Gears
    bicycle_gears_2 The front gear on the bike has 32 teeth and the rear, on the wheel, has 12 teeth. How many times does the rear wheel of the bike turns if you turn the right pedal 30 times? What distance will you go if the circumference of the bicycle wheel is 250 cm?
  • Sphere in cone
    sphere_in_cone A sphere is inscribed in the cone (the intersection of their boundaries consists of a circle and one point). The ratio of the surface of the ball and the contents of the base is 4: 3. A plane passing through the axis of a cone cuts the cone in an isoscele
  • How many
    steps2 How many 75 cm long steps will a football player take during training, when he runs on a 50m square track and goes around the course 3 times? We need writing, sketch, calculation. .. .
  • Chimney and tree
    shadow Calculate the height of the factory chimney, which casts a shadow 6.5 m long in the afternoon. At the same time, a 6 m high tree standing near it casts a shadow 25 dm long.
  • Train delay
    trains_1 Due to a breakdown, the train lost 16 minutes of standing on the track behind Brno. He "eliminated" this delay so that after the start, the 80 km long section went at a speed 10 km/h higher than originally planned. What speed was it and what was it suppos

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