On Monday, Anna starts pouring water into a bucket at a rate of 4 cubic meters per second. Twenty seconds later, Bella starts pouring water into the same bucket at a rate of 5.5 cubic meters per second. How many seconds after Anna starts will the amount of water in the bucket equal or exceed[…]
Sarah drives 55 miles at 60mph. Then she drives for 6 hours at 48mph. Find her average rate.
In a physics problem, rate is inversely related to time for a given distance. When time is 4 hours, rate is 42 miles per hour. Find the rate when time is 6. Now, find the time when rate is 54 mph.
The area of a rectangle is 128 square inches. The perimeter is 48 inches. Find the dimensions.
The initial price of a water bottle is $1.55. Find the price after a 7% tax and 18% discount.
The final price of a computer is $365.This is after a 19% tax and 22% discount. Find the initial price.
Alan initially has 17 friends. He loses some and then has 13 friends. Find the percent change in friends that he has.
Tim buys a soda with initial price of $1.55. Find the price after 2 consecutive discounts of 7% and 8%.
A cat initially weighs 850 grams. It loses 4 percent of its weight every 7 years. Find its weight after 6 years.
Did you know? Many math topics are on both the SAT and ACT. Here’s an example—midpoint, slope, distance, and linear functions problems? Try these two for fun 1. Find the midpoint between (-6,12) and (4,-8). 2. (3,6) is the midpoint of (a,b) and (12,-4). Find the values of a and b. Summer is here and[…]
