Physical quantity - practice problems - page 4 of 318
A physical quantity is a term numerically describing a property or state of a physical object. For example, a physical quantity is a length, and its corresponding physical unit is a meter (symbol m). Similarly, the quantity is weight, and the unit is the kilogram (kg). Physical quantities can be divided into a scalar (has magnitude), vector (has magnitude and direction), and tensor (has magnitude and multiple directions).Number of problems found: 6343
- James 7
James bought a pair of shoes worth 650.00 pesos. Eyeglasses that cost p 86.75 and some school supplies worth p 538.95. How much did he spend in all? - The track 2
The track team is trying to reduce their time for a relay race. First, they reduce their time by 2.1 minutes. Then, they are able to reduce that time by 1/10. If their final time is 3.96 minutes, what was their beginning time? Show or explain your reasoni - Liz makes
Liz makes footprints in the snow with her boots that are 3/4 foot long. Liz's feet are only 2/3 foot long. What expression can be used to find out how much longer Liz's boot prints are than her feet? - Rene earned
Rene earned P12,000.00 last month; if he spent 1/6 of the amount in room rent, 1/3 for food, 2/10 for clothing, and 1/5 for recreation, and saved the rest, How much is his saving?
- Kurt bought
Kurt bought a sandwich for $5.70, a bag of chips for $2.50, and a drink for $1.55. The tax was $0.80. He gave the cashier $15.00. How much change should Kurt have received? - Money balance
At the beginning of the month, Hector had $52.43 saved up. He then earned $16.94 doing chores and spent $20.35 at the mall. How much money does he have now? - Latanya
Latanya plans to repaint some classroom bookcases. She has 5 3/5 gallons of paint. All bookcases are the same size, and each requires 1/2 gallon of paint. What is the maximum number of complete bookcases she can paint? - Yesterday 8
Yesterday, Lou earned $12.76 selling lemonade and $4.87 selling ice pops at his stand. Today, he bought 2 pizzas for $5.00 each. How much money does he have left? - Sportwear
A sporting goods manufacturer has 11 2/9 yd of fabric to make soccer shorts. Each pair of soccer shorts requires 3/8 yd of fabric. How many pairs of soccer shorts can be made? How much material will be left over?
- A stereo
A stereo costs $321.99. Sean has $67.78, Matt has $48.20, and Mike has $51.80. If they put their money together to buy this stereo, how much more money do the boys need to buy the stereo? - Water per day
Liam's goal is to drink 12 cups of water a day. So far, Liam has drank one-half gallon of water today. How much more water, in OUNCES, does Liam need to drink today to reach his goal of 12 cups of water per day? - Mr. Lee
Mr. Lee has a rope. The total length of the rope is 5 meters. He cuts off 350 centimeters of rope to use in his garden and another 75 centimeters to hang a bird feeder. What is the length of the rope he has left in centimeters? - The row
The row of shrubs will be 20 feet long. Maya planted three sets of shrubs. One shrub needs to be 7 1/2 feet from the other shrub. How can you use fractions to show how far apart each shrub is from each other? - Seeds 6
In his garden, Thomas plants carrot seeds 1/4 inch deep and bean seeds 7/8 inch deep. What expression can be used to find how much deeper Trey planted the bean seeds than the carrot seeds?
- Matthew
Matthew is saving up for a car. Last year he saved 3/5 of the total amount. In addition to what he saved last year, he saved 3/10 of the total amount in the summer. If the car costs 15 000$, how much has he saved so far? - To buy
To buy a truck, you can pay $12500 cash or put down $3250 and make 24 monthly payments of $685.75. How much would you save by paying cash(to the nearest hundredth)? - Monthly expenses
John's monthly expenses are analyzed as follows: 1/8 for stationery, 1/3 for fuel, 1/6 for parking, and the rest for food. His total expenses are 4500. Calculate the rand value of the food expenses. - ABCD on a map
Dinesh went from place A to place B and from there to place C. A is 7.5 km from B, and B is 12.7 km from C. Ayub went from place A to place D and from there to place C. D is 9.3 km from A, and C is 11.8 km from D. Who traveled more, and by how much? - Miss Susan
Miss Susan cuts a board that is 16 feet long into 3 equal pieces. Then realizes that the pieces she cut each need to be 1 and 1/4 feet longer. How long does each piece of board need to be?
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