6,774 Answered Questions for the topic Word Problem

11/21/18

Question in description Please Help.
In company X two-fifths of employees work in admin and one quarter of employees work in sales.what is the least number of employees that could work in sales?
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Word Problem Math Algebra Fractions

11/20/18

In description please help!
I sarah had 3 more apples, then she would have three-quarters of the number of apples that matthew has. if Sarah gave away 3 apples , then she would have half the number of apples matthew has. How... more
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11/19/18

Please Help Me solve this linear word problem

There is a linear relationship between a car's weight and its gas mileage. An average car that weighs 2100 pounds gets 35 miles to the gallon, while a 3000-pound car gets 27 miles per gallon. If a... more
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Word Problem

11/19/18

The height of a triangle is 1 cm more than it’s base. Find the height and base of its area is 21 cm^2
Solve problems using geometry
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Word Problem Math Algebra

11/18/18

The longer leg of a right triangle is 2 cm more than the shorter leg. The length of the hypotenuse is 4 cm more than the shorter leg. Find the length of the hypotenuse.
I do not understand how to solve this word problem.
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Word Problem Algebra 1

11/16/18

Two cars travel at the same speed. The first car travels 100 miles, the second car travels 50 miles. If the first car traveled two more hours than the second car, how many hour did each car travel?
I have the answer to the question already. I need to understand how to properly set it up. Thank you!
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Word Problem Math

11/13/18

A programme on tv starts at 11:35 am and ends at 5:20 pm, how long was the programme

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Word Problem

11/13/18

Four more than twice a number is less that negative eighteen. Find all numbers that make this statement true.
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Word Problem Math

11/08/18

Harvey runs 3 1/6 km in 1/4 hours. What's his average speed in km per hour?
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Word Problem

11/08/18

Triple w less than 45 is 9
Help me with this please
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Word Problem Problem Solving

11/07/18

Math Problem Solving (Hard!)
It is Black Friday and William goes shopping!! He needs to buy the following items: a microwave ($50), a snuggie ($15), his own music album ($20), a roomba vacuum robot ($300), a limited edition... more
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Word Problem

11/07/18

I am ring to figure out the answer to the question listed below
a movie club charges a one-time membership fee of $25 which allows members to purchase movies for $7 each. Another club does not charge a membership fee and sells movies for $12 each. How many... more
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Word Problem Math Algebra 1 Algebra

11/06/18

Question in description

If Simon had 5 more peaches, then he would have four fifths of the number of peaches that martha has. If simon gave away seven peaches, then he would have two-fifths the number of peaches that... more
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Word Problem Math Algebra 1 Algebra

11/06/18

What nine consecutive numbers when added together = 81
Ive got a few different versions of this question and am unsure how to solve.e.g What nine consecutive numbers when added together = 72What 5 consecutive numbers when added together = 50
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Word Problem Math

11/06/18

160 yellow and blue balls in a box. 2/5 of yellow balls are removed, 2/3 of blue balls are removed. Total number of balls now left in the box is 72. How many blue balls were there at the start?
Please can someone help?
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Word Problem

11/04/18

If +5 is added to a number line and a -3 is added where does it end on the number line?
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Word Problem

11/04/18

solving a word problem
A new crew of painters takes two times as long to paint a small apartment as an experienced crew. Together, both crews can paint the apartment in 4 hours. How many hours does it take the new crew... more
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11/03/18

If the half-life of a radioactive substance is 86 hours, to the nearest hour, when will 85% of the substance have disappeared?
Hello! I am having trouble answering and understanding this math problem. I would appreciate the help!
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Word Problem

11/01/18

One number is 11 less than another. If their sum is increased by 8 the result is 79. Find the numbers
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Word Problem

11/01/18

If 15 is substracted from a number, the result is -12 what is the number
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10/29/18

Please Help!! Urgent
Three houses were for rent by the Jippem Realty Company. They charged $300 more per month for the second house than for the first. The third house rented for the same as the second, but was vacant... more
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Word Problem

10/27/18

System of equations
Hal gives Tom the same amount of tickets as Tom first had and gave Gary the same amount of tickets as Gary first had. Tom then gives Hal and Gary as many tickets as each then has. Gary then gives... more
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Word Problem

10/27/18

a woman bought some large frames for $14 each and some small frames for $5 each at a closeout sale. If she bought 15 frames for $111, find out how many of each type she bought
I am stuck on this word problem
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Word Problem

10/26/18

A ball is thrown up from the top of a 64 foot high building. The ball is 96 feet of the ground after 1 second and 84 feet off the ground after 2.5 second.

A= how long after the ball is thrown will it reach its maximum height ?B= what is the maximum height the ball reaches?C= how long after the ball is thrown will it hit the ground?
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10/26/18

Leila, Raphael, and Dionne Santa total of 101 text messages during the weekend. Dion sent 3 times as many messages as Leila. Rafael sent 6 more messages than Leila. How many messages did they send?
Solution? Step by step ?
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