Units - math word problems

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  • Spherical tank
    spherical-tanks The tank of a water tower is a sphere of radius 35ft. If the tank is filled to one quarter of full, what is the height of the water?
  • Right triangle eq2
    rt_triangle_1 Find the lengths of the sides and the angles in the right triangle. Given area S = 210 and perimeter o = 70.
  • Scale of the map
    map_5 Determine the scale of the map, which is the actual distance of 120 km l represented by segment long 6 cm.
  • Far country
    dukat_2 In a country far away, the value of 3 pesos is 12 centavos more than the value of 1 peso. How many centavos is 1 peso worth?
  • Brick
    balance_scale Isosceles scale has on one side all brick and second weight 1 kg and 1/4 of brick. The balance is in equilibrium. What is the weight of a brick?
  • Water reservoir
    nadrz_9 The water tank has a cuboid with edges a= 1 m, b=2 m , c = 1 m. Calculate how many centimeters of water level falls, if we fill fifteen 12 liters cans.
  • Clock hands
    watch_3 The hands on the clock shows the time 12 hours and 2 minutes. Calculate the size of a sharp angle between clock hands three hours later.
  • Chord MN
    lyra_tetiva Chord MN of circle has distance from the center circle S 120 cm. Angle MSN is 64°. Determine the radius of the circle.
  • Vector sum
    vectors The magnitude of the vector u is 12 and the magnitude of the vector v is 8. Angle between vectors is 61°. What is the magnitude of the vector u + v?
  • 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?
  • Hexa pyramid
    hexa_pyramid_1 The base of the regular pyramid is a hexagon, which can be described by a circle with a radius of 1 m. Find the volume of the pyramid 2.5 m high.
  • Sugars
    vaha2 In what ratio must two sorts of sugar, costing #390 and #315 per kg respectively, be mixed in order to produce a mixture worth #369 per kg?
  • Cyclist vs car
    car2 Cyclist rode out of the city at 18 km/h. 1 hour 30 minutes behind him started car and caught up with the cyclist in 50 minutes. How fast was driving the car? Where (what kilometer) from the city car overtook a cyclist?
  • Crowns
    money_4 1180 crowns is divided into three people that A got 20% less than B and C by 15% more than B. How many got A,B and C?
  • Illness
    pharmacy Peter is ill and must take medication three times a day for one tablet. For how many days is a pack of 30 tablets enough for him, when on the third day he takes one tablet only in the morning and evening?
  • Rectangle 35
    rectangles_13 Find the area of a rectangle when the diagonal is equal to 30 cms and the width is double the length.
  • Metal alloy
    ocel What is the ratio of metals in the alloy that is in the 50 tonnes of steel to 30 kg nickel?
  • Right isosceles
    right_isosceles_triangle Calculate area of the isosceles right triangle which perimeter is 41 cm.
  • Parallels and one secant
    lines_parallel_crossing There are two different parallel lines a, b and a line c that intersect the two parallel lines. Draw a circle that touches all lines at the same time.
  • Rectangular garden 2
    garden A farmer bought 600 m of wire for the fence. He wants to use it to besiege a rectangular garden with a surface of 16875 m2. Calculate the size of the garden.

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