Physical quantity - math word problems - page 68 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
- Ruby barbecued
Ruby barbecued 3 1/2 kg of meat for her visitors. If she served 5/8 of the barbecue, how much barbecue was left? - A town 2
A town has raised 3/8 of the 12,000 and needs to furnish its new library. How much more money is it hoping to raise? - Sweaters 14
A store buys 14 sweaters for 84$ and sells them for 504$. How much profit does the store make per sweater? - Fabric length
Meg has 5 3/4 yd of fabric. She needs 1 1/8 yd to make a vest and 2 1/2 yd to make a skirt. How much fabric will be left for a jacket?
- Fuel tank 2
A motorist puts 3/4 of a fuel tank in his car every week. The tank holds 60 liters when full. How many liters of fuel does he use per week? - Highway
A stretch of highway 12 1/4 kilometers long has speed limit signs every 7/8 of a kilometer. How many speed limit signs are on this stretch of highway? - Potatoes
In stock, they pack potatoes in bags weighing 10 1/2 kg. How many bags do they need if they have 378 kilograms of potatoes in stock? - Carl bought
Carl bought 36 m. Of rope. He wants to divide it equally into 1 3/5 m. Each. How many shorter ropes can he make? - Below the surface
A ray moves 80 feet below the surface of the ocean. It rises 43 feet and dives further into the water by 12 feet. It finally rises 18 feet. The final location of the ray is :
- Nick was
Nick was scuba diving at -32 1/2 feet. If he descends another 8 3/5 feet, what is his location? - Joy has
Joy has 3/4 yards of fabric. She cuts the fabric into pieces that are each 1/8 yard long. How many pieces of fabric does Joy have? - 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? - Monica 3
Monica works on her drawings for 2 hours. She spends 1/6 hour on each drawing. How many drawings does she work on in 2 hours? - A football
A football team loses 5 yards on one play, then loses 7 yards on the next play. Write a different expression that represents the change in position. Then find the sum of the values.
- Willie
Willie collected 6 2/3 pails of water. How many big containers can she fill? Does each container contain 2 2/9 of a pail? - Tablespoon of salt
Mrs. Monika uses 3/4 tablespoons of salt for every kilogram of ground pork. How many tablespoons of salt will she use for 3 1/2 kilograms of ground pork? - The fence 2
A certain type of fencing sells for $9 a yard. How much will 10 2/3 yards of fencing cost? - On the floor 2
The floor area of a living room is 9 7/9 m². A carpet with an area of 5 5/8 m² is placed on the floor. Find the area of the room that is not covered with carpet. - Below sea level
A submarine was situated 800 ft. Below sea level. If it ascends 250 ft., What is its new position? (Hint: Below sea level implies a negative integer).
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