Mathematics Problems
English translation
9 Help calculate.
How much money did five travelers spend if they bought round-trip bus tickets for 4,300 tenge
per person, paid for three days at a hotel at 6,000 tenge per day, and went on three excursions
costing 2,000 tenge each?
10 Think and answer.
There were 26 camels in two caravans. When 6 more camels were added to the first caravan
and 8 more camels were added to the second caravan, the two caravans had the same number
of camels. How many camels were there in each caravan at first?
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5 Solve the problem.
An archaeological excavation site is rectangular. Its width is 250 m, and its length is 150 m
greater than its width. One fifth of the site has already been studied, while the rest has not yet
been studied. By how many square metres is the studied area smaller than the area that still
remains to be studied?
Read the problems. Is there any unnecessary information?
6 Solve the problems.
a) A cyclist set out at 8:00 a.m. He traveled 200 km at a speed of 20 km/h. How long was he on
the road?
b) To reach their destination, the archaeologists need to cover 280 km. An off-road vehicle
traveled for 6 hours at a speed of 38 km/h. How many kilometres are left to travel?
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9 Think and answer.
There were 45 archaeologists in two groups. After 9 people left the first group and 14 people
left the second group, the two groups had the same number of people. How many people were
there in each group at first?
6 Write an expression for each problem.
a) A museum hall has 20 display cases, with 7 shelves in each one. There are 50 exhibits on each
shelf. How many exhibits are there in the hall altogether?
b) The side length of a square is b metres. Write expressions for the perimeter of the square
and the area of the square.
c) A box has the following dimensions: height - k cm, length - b cm, and width - 50 cm. Write an
expression for the volume of the box.
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7 Help calculate the number of beads used.
To embroider an artistic canvas, the craftswomen used 30 packs of beads with 1,460 beads in
each pack. After that, they still needed to use another 20 packs with 1,400 beads in each. How
many beads did the craftswomen need altogether for the work?
Note: The wording has been translated into natural English while preserving the original mathematical information and
exercise numbering.
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