Units - math word problems

  1. Area of garden
    garden_20 If the width of the rectangular garden is decreased by 2 meters and its length is increased by 5 meters, the area of the rectangle will be 0.2 ares larger. If the width and the length of the garden will increase by 3 meters, its original size will increas
  2. Annual rainfall
    rain_7 The average annual rainfall is 686 mm. How many liters will fall on the 1-hectare field?
  3. Cylindrical container
    valec2_6 An open-topped cylindrical container has a volume of V = 3140 cm3. Find the cylinder dimensions (radius of base r, height v) so that the least material is needed to form the container.
  4. Inscribed circle
    vpisana2 Calculate the magnitude of the BAC angle in the triangle ABC if you know that it is 3 times less than the angle BOC, where O is the center of the circle inscribed in the triangle ABC.
  5. Work
    workers_21 The first worker would need less than 4 hours to complete the task than the other worker. In fact, both workers worked for two hours together, then the first worker did the remaining work himself. In what proportion should the remuneration of the workers b
  6. The sides 2
    trapezium_7 The sides of a trapezoid are in the ratio 2:5:8:5. The trapezoid’s area is 245. Find the height and the perimeter of the trapezoid.
  7. The tank
    pipe2_4 The tank had 9 inflows to be filled in 21 days. After 9 days, 3 trips out. How many days did the remaining 6 tributaries fill the tank?
  8. How much
    woord_1 How much money will we pay for 20 planks 4m long, 15cm wide and 26mm thick when 1m³ of wood costs 4500kč?
  9. Nonagon
    9gon Calculate the area and perimeter of a regular nonagon if its radius of inscribed circle is r = 10cm
  10. Tourist
    tourist A tourist walked an average speed of 3.5 km/h route in 6 hours. Calculate how many hours he would have passed at an average speed of 5.5 km/h.
  11. Spending
    usd_5 If spends 25% of my net pay of $922.28 on entertainment. How much money is that?
  12. Savings
    savings Eva borrowed 1/3 of her savings to her brother, 1/2 of savings spent in the store and 7 euros left. How much did she save?
  13. Four pavers
    tiles2_4 Four pavers would pave the square in 18 days. How many pavers do you need to add to done work in 12 days?
  14. Bricks pyramid
    The_Great_Pyramid How many 50cm x 32cm x 30cm brick needed to built a 272m x 272m x 278m pyramid?
  15. Resistance of the resistor
    Elektrárna_1 The resistor terminals have a voltage of 20 V and a current of 5 mA is passed through. What is the resistance of the resistor?
  16. Big cube
    cubes_23 Calculate the surface of the cube, which is composed of 64 small cubes with an edge 1 cm long.
  17. Flowerbed
    flowers_9 Ondra digs the bed in 20 minutes. Cuba in 30 minutes. For how long do they dig together?
  18. Pyramid cut
    ihlan_rez We cut the regular square pyramid with a parallel plane to the two parts (see figure). The volume of the smaller pyramid is 20% of the volume of the original one. The bottom of the base of the smaller pyramid has a content of 10 cm2. Find the area of the o
  19. Cuboid walls
    cuboid_19 If the areas of three adjacent faces of a cuboid are 8 cm², 18 cm² and 25 cm². Find the volume of the cuboid.
  20. Soldier
    digging_1 An experienced soldier digs a good trench in 30 hours. Two soldiers dug the same trench each 40 hours. How many hours will the ditch dig all three together?

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