Inverse proportion - math word problems - page 18 of 20
Inverse relationship, also called Inverse proportion occurs when one value increases and the other decreases. For example, more workers on a job would reduce the time to complete the task. They are inversely proportional. Two sequences of numbers are inversely proportional if corresponding elements have a constant product, also called the coefficient of proportionality.Number of problems found: 384
- James
James paints a fence. If he painted every day, instead of 14 planks, he would do 16 one day earlier. How many planks have a fence altogether?
- Interesting property
Plot a rectangular shape has the interesting property that circumference in meters and the area in square meters are the same numbers. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
- Sisters
Sisters Zuzka Lenka and Vierka have saved for a new bike. Zuzka save € 90, Lenka save € 90 and Vierka save € 82. Missing 30% gave them their mother. What is the price of the bike?
- Tablecloth
I embroider a tablecloth in 20 days, but if I embroider for 3/4 hours a day, I have embroidered it for 15 days. How long do I embroider a day?
- Simply equation
Solve this equation for x: 9x-6(x-1)=5(x+2)-11
- Liquid soap
Three-member family enough liter of liquid soap for 20 days. After how many days the amount consumed when at the holidays come to us two cousins.
- Pizza
Pizza with a diameter of 40 cm weights 409 g. What diameter will a pizza weigh 764 g made from the same cloth (same thickness) and decorated?
- Working time - shortening
The media often speculates about the change (especially to shorten) the working time of the five-day, eight-hour working week to another working model. Calculate how many hours the employee would have to work a day at 3-day work week if he must work the s
- Leveling
Calculate how many we must purchase 25 kg bags of leveling concrete if we level room 19 m² to the "height" 11 mm if consumption is 1.7 kg per square meter and millimeter thickness.
- Sales vs profit
Apple sells 46 percent less computes than Acer, but its sales are 7.8 times higher than Acer. How many times have Apple computers been more expensive than Acer?
- Painter Pavel
Painter Pavel painted the fence for 16 hours, and painter Petr painted the same fence for 13 h. How long should it take to paint the fence together?
- Three workers
Three workers, A, B, and C, must work on a specific task. Workers A and B completed the task in 22 days, B with C for 10 days, and A with C for 19 days. How long would it take to complete the task for everyone alone? How long would it take to complete the
- Arc
The length of the circle is 18, and the arc length of the circle is 1. What is the magnitude of the angle of this arc?
- Metallurgical enterprise
Metallurgical company daily produces 616 tons of cast iron. How many tons of coke does it burn to melt cast iron when 16 tons of cast consumes 11 tons of coke?
- Car range
Calculate the maximum range of cars, if you can spend 5 euros, the diesel price is 1.6 Eur/l, and car consumption is 5.4 l/100 km.
- Train and car
The train and the car started at a constant speed. When the train travels 87 km, the car travels 97 km. How many km does the train travel when the car travels 87 km?
- Division
Divide by the number 0.2 is the same as multiplying by what number?
- Lorry
The lorry was loaded with 30 boxes of 24 kg. How many boxes with weight 48 kg can be loaded if the total load must be the same?
- Road repair
Road repair took 19 days for 35 workers if they worked 9 hours a day. How many days take to repair the same road 26 workers if they work 10 per day?
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