Algebra - math word problems - page 26 of 292
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- Mean proportional
If x+7 is the mean proportional between (x+3) and (x+12), find the value of x .
- A,B,C,D
A, B, C, D are four consecutive odd integers and their average is 42. What is the product of B and D?
- River current
In a river, a man takes 3 hours in rowing 3 km upstream or 15 km downstream. What is the speed of the current?
- Sport field
There is a circular path around a sports field. Sonia takes 18 minutes to drive one round of the field, while Roland takes 12 minutes for the same. Suppose they both start at the same point and at the same time and go in the same direction. After how many
- Passenger 18
Passenger and freight trains are operated between stations I and II, where the distance between stations is 16 km. The speed of the passenger trains is 100km/h, and the speed of the freight trains is 60km/h for a single-line railway track. The waiting tim
- The average 13
The average of 6 consecutive odd numbers is 64. Find the greatest number.
- Stocks and bonds
Mr. Cash invested $80000 in various stocks and bonds. He earned a 7% dividend on his stocks and 5% interest on his bonds, for a one year profit (both stocks and bonds) of $4,900. How much did Mr. cash invest in bonds?
- Consecutive odd nums
Sum of four consecutive odd numbers is 40. Find the numbers.
- Consecutive odd numbers
Find three consecutive odd numbers whose sum is 93.
- Joy deposited
Joy deposited the sum of 50,000 in her bank account. After 5 months, she made another deposit of 125,000 and 6 months a lap before the withdrawal of 12,000 nairas. If the interest rate is 5% per annual, calculate how much she should have in her account.
- The 5th
The 5th, 8th and 11th terms of a GP are a, b, c respectively. Show that a, b, c are in GP.
- Two types of ore
A total of 42 tons of two types of ore is to be added into a smelter. The first type contains 6% copper and the other contains 2.5% copper. Find the necessary amounts of each ore to produce 2 tons of copper.
- Dilution
How many liters of water will have to be added to 1125 liters of the 45% solution of acid so that the resulting mixture will contain more than 25% but less than 30% acid content?
- Two containers 2
Two containers, one large and one small, contain a total of 4 kilograms of bath salts. One-quarter of the bath salts from the large container are transferred to the small container, so the ratio of bath salts in the large container to that in the small on
- The value
The value of the property decreases every year at the rate of 5%. If its present value is 411540 USD, what was its value three years ago?
- 20 men
20 men are supposed to complete a work in 10 days. After working for 5 days, they realize that only one-fourth of the work is done. How many more men they need to employ to complete the work on time?
- Dual profit
A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest 18%. He gains 14% on the whole. Find the quantity of 8% profit.
- Compound interest
Joel borrowed $3208.5 on November 2, 2021, at 3.6% p.a. How many days would it take for him to repay the loan if he made a payment of $ 3,720.34? Round up to the nearest day.
- Two trains 11
Two trains running in opposite direction cross a man standing on the platform in 27 seconds and 17 seconds and they cross each other in 23 seconds. Find the ratio of their speeds.
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