Questions on Word Problems: Miscellaneous Word Problems answered by real tutors!

Tutors Answer Your Questions about Miscellaneous Word Problems (FREE)

Question 324040: The perimeter of a rectangle is 146 inches. The length exceeds the width by 29 inches. Find the length and the width.
Click here to see answer by msgmhenderson(11)

Question 324026: The mass of venus is about 4.871*10^21 metric tons. The mass of the sun is about 1.9998*10^27 metric tons. Aout how many times the mass of venus is the mass of the sun? Give your answer in scientific notation!

Thank you
Click here to see answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)

Question 324197: There are 12 people in a room. Each person will shake hands with everyone else in the room just once. How many total handshakes will there be?
Thanks in advance for the help!
Click here to see answer by galactus(183)

Question 324274: Suppose Wal-Mart stock is selling at $59 a share,and Mattel stock is selling at 28 a share. Amy has a maximum of $6000 to invest. she wishes to purchase four times as many shares of Wal-Mart as Mattel. Only whole shares of stock can be purchased.
A) how many shares of each will she purchase?
B) how much money will be left over.
I have tried figuring it out but can not.
Click here to see answer by mananth(16946)

Question 324275: The number N of aluminum cans used each year varies directly as the number of people P using the cans. If 56 people use 18,088 cans in one year, how many cans are used in a city which has a population of 1,965,000?

Click here to see answer by nyc_function(2741)

Question 324276: The speed of a passenger train 20 mph faster than the speed of a freight train. The passenger train travels 340 miles in the same time it takes the freight train to travel 240 miles. Find the speed of each train.
Passenger train? MPH
Freight train? MPH

Click here to see answer by Fombitz(32388)

Question 324369: The tens digit of a two digit number is 3 more than the units digit. The number is 8 times more than 6 times the sum of the digits. Find the number. (possible sums are 85, 74, 52, 41)
Click here to see answer by JBarnum(2146)

Question 324480: There are 30 tables of two types, one type seats 5 people and the other one seats 2 people. If 81 students are seated and all the tables are filled, how many tables of two are there?
Click here to see answer by scott8148(6628)

Question 324607: The enrollment at a college increased 35 percent between 1988 and 1990.Enrollment increased 40percent between 1990 and 1992. The enrollment in 1992 was what percent greater than in 1988?

Click here to see answer by JBarnum(2146)

Question 324678: What ever shall I do to solve this problem?
Two pipes can fill a large tank in 10 hours. One of the pipes, used alone, takes 15 hours longer than the other to fill the tank. How long would each pipe take to fill the tank alone?
Click here to see answer by stanbon(75887)

Question 324757: a student finishes the first half of an exam in 2/3 the time it takes him to finish the second half. if the entire takes him an hour, how many minutes does he spend on the first half of the exam
Click here to see answer by rfer(16322)

Question 324846: autumn has come and you need to empty your swimming pool at home. you have an older water pump that can empty your swimming pool in 5 hours. you also just bought a new water pump since it was on sale and it can empty your swimming pool in 3 hours. you want to get the pool drained as quickly as possible so you can go out for a run. you decide to use both water pumps to empty your swimming pool at once. how long will it take the pool using both water pumps?
Click here to see answer by stanbon(75887)

Question 324910: Ramesh , Suresh and Harish can do a piece of work in 15 days, 10 days and 6 days respectively. how many days will it take to complete the same work if they work together?
Click here to see answer by mananth(16946)

Question 324929: A box of cereal contains 18 3/4 cups of cereal. At most, how many persons can you serve from this box of cereal if each serving must be at least 3/4 cup?
A.14
B.18
C.19
D.24
E.25

Click here to see answer by jessica43(140)

Question 324934: A rancher outside houston decides to build a silo inside his corral. The rectangular corral measures 23 m by 17 m and the silo"s base is circular with a diameter of x meters. Find a polynomial for the remaining area of the corral
(in square meters) after the silo is built.
Click here to see answer by jessica43(140)

Question 324927: If 60% of the weight of a 2,200-pound car should be supported by the rear tires, how many pounds should be supported by the rear tires?
A.120
B.600
C.1,200
D.1,320
E.1,600

Click here to see answer by jessica43(140)

Question 324890: If outstanding student loans at a bank have a mean of $845 and a standard deviation of $270, what percent owe more than $750? (Hint: You need to subtract the percent from 100%).
Click here to see answer by Fombitz(32388)

Question 324896: When dropped, a ball rebounds to 4/25 of its original height. How high will the ball rebound after the 6th bounce if it is dropped from the height of 25ft?
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 325083: One number is 3 times as large as another number.Their sum is 64.What are the two numbers?

Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 325071: Solve the problem.
Draw 11 through (-2,4) and (3,-1). What is the slope of any line perpendicular to 11? Draw 12 through (1,3) so that it is perpendicular to 11.
*NOTE* THIS QUESTION DOES NOT HAVE AN EVEVEN IN IT. IT IS A ONE WITH A SMALLER ONE TO THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE.
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 325136: A rock group gets 30% of the money from sales of their newest compact disc. That 30% is split equally among the 5 group members. If the disc generates
$1,000,000 in sales, how much does one group member receive?
A.$ 30,000 B.$ 50,000 C.$ 60,000 D.$ 200,000 E.$ 300,000

Click here to see answer by Theo(13342)

Question 325163: Please help solve the following by using the elimination method:
0.3x - 0.2y = 4
0.5x + 0.5y = -15/19
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 325166: Media Services charges $20 for a phone and $30/month for its economy plan. The equation c=30t+20 describes the total cost, c, of operating a Media Services phone for t months.
The total cost of services for three months is __.
If a customer only has $90 avaiable, how many months of service can she recieve?
a) 2 1/2
b) 2 1/3
c) 2
d) 3

Click here to see answer by stanbon(75887)

Question 325162: Please help solve the following:
Snookers Lumber can convert logs into either lumber or plywood. In a given day, the mill turns out twice as many units of plywood as lumber. It makes a profit of $20 on a unit of lumber and $50 on a unit of plywood. How many of each unit must be produced and sold in order to make a profit of $12240?
Click here to see answer by stanbon(75887)

Question 325170: The number 462*7 has a missing digit but it is known that 11 is a factor of the number. Find the missing digit.
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 325169: When 358, 528 and 698 are in turn divided by a certain number, the remainder is 1 in each case. Find the number.
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 325182: Translate to an algebraic expression.
The product of 14% and some number?
The translation is__________?
Click here to see answer by nerdybill(7384)

Question 325160: Please help solve the following:
The perimeter of a rectangle is 202 inches. The length exceeds the width by 67 inches. Find the length and width. Please show solution in the form of an integer or decimal.
Click here to see answer by rfer(16322)

Question 325255: This is the word problem. Thanks!:
Jane and Tariq took a canoeing trip, traveling 6 mi upsteam against a 2 mi/h current. They then returned to the same point downstream. If their entire trip took 4 h, how fast can they paddle in still water? (Hint: If r is their rate, in mi/h, in still water, their rate upstream is r-2 and their rate dwonstream is r+2)
Click here to see answer by checkley77(12844)

Question 325168: When 655, 528 and 698 are in turn divided by a certain number, the remainder is 5 in each case. Find the greatest possible value of the number.
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 325173: the growth of a town's population is modeled by p=104e^0.03t how large will the population be when t=24
Click here to see answer by checkley77(12844)

Question 325278: A temperature of 60 degrees F is equivalent to 15.6 degrees C, while a temperature of 78 degrees F is equivalent to 25.6 degrees C. Find the equation converting Fahrenheit temperature to Celsius. What is the Celsius temperature when it is 114 degrees F?
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 325319: this is the word problem.thanks
the value of a fraction is 2/3.if the numerator is increased by 1 and the denominator is reduced by 1,the value of the fraction becomes 1.find the original.
Click here to see answer by Edwin McCravy(20054)

Question 325334: A number consists of two digits.The digit at the ten's place is two times the digit at the unit's place.The number formed by reversing the digits is 27 less than the original number.Find the original number.
Click here to see answer by mananth(16946)

Question 325370: A point on the outer edge of a wheel is 2.5 feet from the axis of rotation. If the wheel spins at a full rate of 2,640 revolutions per minute, how many miles will the point on the outer edge of the wheel travel in one hour?
A 75pi b 100pi c 112pi d 120pi e 150pi

Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 325376: The formula s=16t^2 is used to approximate the distance s, in feet, that an object falls freely (from rest) in t seconds. Use the formula to solve the problem. (Round to the nearest tenth).
A branch of a tree hangs 575 ft above the soil. If a twig breaks off, how long will it take it, falling freely, to reach the soil?

Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 325386: Find the length for side a in the right triangle, if b=4 and c=5.
Click here to see answer by checkley77(12844)

Question 325373: How many six-inch square tiles are needed to tile the floor in a room that is 12 feet by 15 feet?
Click here to see answer by checkley77(12844)

Question 325440: A one-time deposit is made into an account that pays APR OF 8.5% compounded continuously. how long does it take for the worth of the account to triple?
Click here to see answer by rfer(16322)

Question 325438: A radioactive substance decays from 20 pounds to 19.9 pounds in 25 years. approximate the half life of the substance,
Click here to see answer by Fombitz(32388)

Question 325513: A photographer has enough toner for fifty 5-in. by 7-in. prints. How many 8-in. by 10-in. prints will this amount cover?
Click here to see answer by info@email-tutors.com(9)

Question 325515: A map has a scale of 2 inches to every 25 miles. How far does 6 inches on the map represent in miles? Use a proportion to solve.
Click here to see answer by info@email-tutors.com(9)

Older solutions: 1..45, 46..90, 91..135, 136..180, 181..225, 226..270, 271..315, 316..360, 361..405, 406..450, 451..495, 496..540, 541..585, 586..630, 631..675, 676..720, 721..765, 766..810, 811..855, 856..900, 901..945, 946..990, 991..1035, 1036..1080, 1081..1125, 1126..1170, 1171..1215, 1216..1260, 1261..1305, 1306..1350, 1351..1395, 1396..1440, 1441..1485, 1486..1530, 1531..1575, 1576..1620, 1621..1665, 1666..1710, 1711..1755, 1756..1800, 1801..1845, 1846..1890, 1891..1935, 1936..1980, 1981..2025, 2026..2070, 2071..2115, 2116..2160, 2161..2205, 2206..2250, 2251..2295, 2296..2340, 2341..2385, 2386..2430, 2431..2475, 2476..2520, 2521..2565, 2566..2610, 2611..2655, 2656..2700, 2701..2745, 2746..2790, 2791..2835, 2836..2880, 2881..2925, 2926..2970, 2971..3015, 3016..3060, 3061..3105, 3106..3150, 3151..3195, 3196..3240, 3241..3285, 3286..3330, 3331..3375, 3376..3420, 3421..3465, 3466..3510, 3511..3555, 3556..3600, 3601..3645, 3646..3690, 3691..3735, 3736..3780, 3781..3825, 3826..3870, 3871..3915, 3916..3960, 3961..4005, 4006..4050, 4051..4095, 4096..4140, 4141..4185, 4186..4230, 4231..4275, 4276..4320, 4321..4365, 4366..4410, 4411..4455, 4456..4500, 4501..4545, 4546..4590, 4591..4635, 4636..4680, 4681..4725, 4726..4770, 4771..4815, 4816..4860, 4861..4905, 4906..4950, 4951..4995, 4996..5040, 5041..5085, 5086..5130, 5131..5175, 5176..5220, 5221..5265, 5266..5310, 5311..5355, 5356..5400, 5401..5445, 5446..5490, 5491..5535, 5536..5580, 5581..5625, 5626..5670, 5671..5715, 5716..5760, 5761..5805, 5806..5850, 5851..5895, 5896..5940, 5941..5985, 5986..6030, 6031..6075, 6076..6120, 6121..6165, 6166..6210, 6211..6255, 6256..6300, 6301..6345, 6346..6390, 6391..6435, 6436..6480, 6481..6525, 6526..6570, 6571..6615, 6616..6660, 6661..6705, 6706..6750, 6751..6795, 6796..6840, 6841..6885, 6886..6930, 6931..6975, 6976..7020, 7021..7065, 7066..7110, 7111..7155, 7156..7200, 7201..7245, 7246..7290, 7291..7335, 7336..7380, 7381..7425, 7426..7470, 7471..7515, 7516..7560, 7561..7605, 7606..7650, 7651..7695, 7696..7740, 7741..7785, 7786..7830, 7831..7875, 7876..7920, 7921..7965, 7966..8010, 8011..8055, 8056..8100, 8101..8145, 8146..8190, 8191..8235, 8236..8280, 8281..8325, 8326..8370, 8371..8415, 8416..8460, 8461..8505, 8506..8550, 8551..8595, 8596..8640, 8641..8685, 8686..8730, 8731..8775, 8776..8820, 8821..8865, 8866..8910, 8911..8955, 8956..9000, 9001..9045, 9046..9090, 9091..9135, 9136..9180, 9181..9225, 9226..9270, 9271..9315, 9316..9360, 9361..9405, 9406..9450, 9451..9495, 9496..9540, 9541..9585, 9586..9630, 9631..9675, 9676..9720, 9721..9765, 9766..9810, 9811..9855, 9856..9900, 9901..9945, 9946..9990, 9991..10035, 10036..10080, 10081..10125, 10126..10170, 10171..10215, 10216..10260, 10261..10305, 10306..10350, 10351..10395, 10396..10440, 10441..10485, 10486..10530, 10531..10575, 10576..10620, 10621..10665, 10666..10710, 10711..10755, 10756..10800, 10801..10845, 10846..10890, 10891..10935, 10936..10980, 10981..11025, 11026..11070, 11071..11115, 11116..11160, 11161..11205, 11206..11250, 11251..11295, 11296..11340, 11341..11385, 11386..11430, 11431..11475, 11476..11520, 11521..11565, 11566..11610, 11611..11655, 11656..11700, 11701..11745, 11746..11790, 11791..11835, 11836..11880, 11881..11925, 11926..11970, 11971..12015, 12016..12060, 12061..12105, 12106..12150, 12151..12195, 12196..12240, 12241..12285, 12286..12330, 12331..12375, 12376..12420, 12421..12465, 12466..12510, 12511..12555, 12556..12600, 12601..12645, 12646..12690, 12691..12735, 12736..12780, 12781..12825, 12826..12870, 12871..12915, 12916..12960, 12961..13005, 13006..13050, 13051..13095, 13096..13140, 13141..13185, 13186..13230, 13231..13275, 13276..13320, 13321..13365, 13366..13410, 13411..13455, 13456..13500, 13501..13545, 13546..13590, 13591..13635, 13636..13680, 13681..13725, 13726..13770, 13771..13815, 13816..13860, 13861..13905, 13906..13950, 13951..13995, 13996..14040, 14041..14085, 14086..14130, 14131..14175, 14176..14220, 14221..14265, 14266..14310, 14311..14355, 14356..14400, 14401..14445, 14446..14490, 14491..14535, 14536..14580, 14581..14625, 14626..14670, 14671..14715, 14716..14760, 14761..14805, 14806..14850, 14851..14895, 14896..14940, 14941..14985, 14986..15030, 15031..15075, 15076..15120, 15121..15165, 15166..15210, 15211..15255, 15256..15300, 15301..15345, 15346..15390, 15391..15435, 15436..15480, 15481..15525, 15526..15570, 15571..15615, 15616..15660, 15661..15705, 15706..15750, 15751..15795, 15796..15840, 15841..15885, 15886..15930, 15931..15975, 15976..16020, 16021..16065, 16066..16110, 16111..16155, 16156..16200, 16201..16245, 16246..16290, 16291..16335, 16336..16380, 16381..16425, 16426..16470, 16471..16515, 16516..16560, 16561..16605, 16606..16650, 16651..16695, 16696..16740, 16741..16785, 16786..16830, 16831..16875, 16876..16920, 16921..16965, 16966..17010, 17011..17055, 17056..17100, 17101..17145, 17146..17190, 17191..17235, 17236..17280, 17281..17325, 17326..17370, 17371..17415, 17416..17460, 17461..17505, 17506..17550, 17551..17595, 17596..17640, 17641..17685, 17686..17730, 17731..17775, 17776..17820, 17821..17865, 17866..17910, 17911..17955, 17956..18000, 18001..18045, 18046..18090, 18091..18135, 18136..18180, 18181..18225, 18226..18270, 18271..18315, 18316..18360, 18361..18405, 18406..18450, 18451..18495, 18496..18540, 18541..18585, 18586..18630, 18631..18675, 18676..18720, 18721..18765, 18766..18810, 18811..18855, 18856..18900, 18901..18945, 18946..18990, 18991..19035, 19036..19080, 19081..19125, 19126..19170, 19171..19215, 19216..19260, 19261..19305, 19306..19350, 19351..19395, 19396..19440, 19441..19485, 19486..19530, 19531..19575, 19576..19620, 19621..19665, 19666..19710, 19711..19755, 19756..19800, 19801..19845, 19846..19890, 19891..19935, 19936..19980, 19981..20025, 20026..20070, 20071..20115, 20116..20160, 20161..20205, 20206..20250, 20251..20295, 20296..20340, 20341..20385, 20386..20430, 20431..20475, 20476..20520, 20521..20565, 20566..20610, 20611..20655, 20656..20700, 20701..20745, 20746..20790, 20791..20835, 20836..20880, 20881..20925, 20926..20970, 20971..21015, 21016..21060, 21061..21105, 21106..21150, 21151..21195, 21196..21240, 21241..21285, 21286..21330, 21331..21375, 21376..21420, 21421..21465, 21466..21510, 21511..21555, 21556..21600, 21601..21645, 21646..21690, 21691..21735, 21736..21780, 21781..21825, 21826..21870, 21871..21915, 21916..21960, 21961..22005, 22006..22050, 22051..22095, 22096..22140, 22141..22185, 22186..22230, 22231..22275, 22276..22320, 22321..22365, 22366..22410, 22411..22455, 22456..22500, 22501..22545, 22546..22590, 22591..22635, 22636..22680, 22681..22725, 22726..22770, 22771..22815, 22816..22860, 22861..22905, 22906..22950, 22951..22995, 22996..23040, 23041..23085, 23086..23130, 23131..23175, 23176..23220, 23221..23265, 23266..23310, 23311..23355, 23356..23400, 23401..23445, 23446..23490, 23491..23535, 23536..23580, 23581..23625, 23626..23670, 23671..23715, 23716..23760, 23761..23805, 23806..23850, 23851..23895, 23896..23940, 23941..23985, 23986..24030, 24031..24075, 24076..24120, 24121..24165, 24166..24210, 24211..24255, 24256..24300, 24301..24345, 24346..24390, 24391..24435, 24436..24480, 24481..24525, 24526..24570, 24571..24615, 24616..24660, 24661..24705, 24706..24750, 24751..24795, 24796..24840, 24841..24885, 24886..24930, 24931..24975, 24976..25020, 25021..25065, 25066..25110, 25111..25155, 25156..25200, 25201..25245, 25246..25290, 25291..25335, 25336..25380, 25381..25425, 25426..25470, 25471..25515, 25516..25560, 25561..25605, 25606..25650, 25651..25695, 25696..25740, 25741..25785, 25786..25830, 25831..25875, 25876..25920, 25921..25965, 25966..26010, 26011..26055, 26056..26100, 26101..26145, 26146..26190, 26191..26235, 26236..26280, 26281..26325, 26326..26370, 26371..26415, 26416..26460, 26461..26505, 26506..26550, 26551..26595, 26596..26640, 26641..26685, 26686..26730, 26731..26775, 26776..26820, 26821..26865, 26866..26910, 26911..26955, 26956..27000, 27001..27045, 27046..27090, 27091..27135, 27136..27180, 27181..27225, 27226..27270, 27271..27315, 27316..27360, 27361..27405, 27406..27450, 27451..27495, 27496..27540, 27541..27585, 27586..27630, 27631..27675, 27676..27720, 27721..27765, 27766..27810, 27811..27855, 27856..27900, 27901..27945, 27946..27990, 27991..28035, 28036..28080, 28081..28125, 28126..28170, 28171..28215, 28216..28260, 28261..28305, 28306..28350, 28351..28395, 28396..28440, 28441..28485, 28486..28530, 28531..28575, 28576..28620, 28621..28665, 28666..28710, 28711..28755, 28756..28800, 28801..28845, 28846..28890, 28891..28935, 28936..28980, 28981..29025, 29026..29070, 29071..29115, 29116..29160, 29161..29205, 29206..29250, 29251..29295, 29296..29340, 29341..29385, 29386..29430, 29431..29475, 29476..29520, 29521..29565, 29566..29610, 29611..29655, 29656..29700, 29701..29745, 29746..29790, 29791..29835, 29836..29880, 29881..29925, 29926..29970, 29971..30015, 30016..30060, 30061..30105, 30106..30150, 30151..30195, 30196..30240, 30241..30285, 30286..30330, 30331..30375, 30376..30420, 30421..30465, 30466..30510, 30511..30555, 30556..30600, 30601..30645, 30646..30690