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A box with no top has a height that is six times its length and a width that is 23 of its height. If the surface area is 576 cm2, find the dimensions of the box.

Important Questions on Problem-Solving

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When milk freezes, its volume increases by one-fifteenth. Find the fraction by which its volume will decrease when it melts back into a liquid state.

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It takes Nathan twice as long mow the lawn with the pushmower than with the electric mower. One day, he used the electric mower for 30 minutes. Then it broke down. He took 20 minutes the lawn with the pushmower finish mowing. Find how long it takes Nathan to mow the whole lawn using only the electric mower. 

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The surface area of a cube-shaped box without a top is 252 cm2. Find the volume of the box.

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Suppose you have a 4L container and a 9L container. If you had access to a source of running water, explain how you could measure out exactly 6L of water. Question Image

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Some of these problems have too much information and some do not have enough. For each problem, state which information is irrelevant, and write down which information is missing in order for you to solve it.

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Find the area of this parallelogram.Question Image

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Some of these problems have too much information and some do not have enough. For each problem, state which information is irrelevant, and write down which information is missing in order for you to solve it. Amy's five friends come to visit her by bus. Each pays $4 for a ticket. For supper, Amy buys four pizzas at $5.75 each, 500 g of strawberries at $2.75 per kilogram, and a tub of icecream for $4.75. Find how much change she gets.
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Some of these problems have too much information and some do not have enough. For each problem, state which information is irrelevant, and write down which information is missing in order for you to solve it. Elizabeth would like to buy a television for her apartment. She knows that a 42-inch television has a diagonal that measures 42 inches. The cabinet where she wants to put the television measures 30 inches wide, 30 inches tall and 24 inches deep. Determine whether or not the television could fit.
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Some of these problems have too much information and some do not have enough. For each problem, state which information is irrelevant, and write down which information is missing in order for you to solve it. Jack gets up at 7:00 am and needs to catch the bus to school at 7:53 am. The bus stop is 400 m from his house. Determine at what time he needs to leave the house.