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181 Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 minutes and 30 minutes. Both are opened together, and B is closed after 6… Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Pipes and cisterns
Hard
182 In a 100 m race, A beats B by 10 m. This means that when A finishes, B has run Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Races and games
Easy
183 A runs 100 m in 20 seconds and B runs 100 m in 25 seconds. By how many seconds does A beat B in a 100 m race? Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Races and games
Easy
184 A runs 100 m in 20 seconds and B runs 100 m in 25 seconds. By how many metres does A beat B in a 100 m race? Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Races and games
Medium
185 In a 1 km race A beats B by 100 m, and in a 1 km race B beats C by 100 m. By how much does A beat C in a 1 km… Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Races and games
Medium
186 In a 200 m race, A gives B a start of 20 m and still beats B by 10 m. The ratio of the speeds of A and B is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Races and games
Hard
187 The statement "a person must be at least 18 years old to vote", with age x in years, is written as Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Numerical inequalities
Easy
188 The solution of 3x − 5 < 7 is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Numerical inequalities
Easy
189 A student scored 70 and 75 in two tests. What must she score in the third test so that her average over the t… Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Numerical inequalities
Medium
190 The solution of the inequality −2x ≥ 6 is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Numerical inequalities
Medium
191 The set of real numbers x satisfying |x − 3| < 2 is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Numerical inequalities
Hard
192 If y = x³ − 4x, the value of d²y/dx² at x = 2 is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Derivatives in applications
Easy
193 If x = 2t + 1 and y = t³, the value of dy/dx at t = 2 is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Derivatives in applications
Easy
194 The slope of the tangent to the curve xy = 12 at the point (3, 4) is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Derivatives in applications
Medium
195 The radius of a spherical balloon increases at 2 cm/s. How fast is its volume increasing when the radius is 5… Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Derivatives in applications
Medium
196 If x = a cos t and y = a sin t, then d²y/dx² equals: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Derivatives in applications
Hard
197 Marginal cost is best described as: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Marginal cost and marginal revenue
Easy
198 If the total revenue from selling x units is R(x) = 3x² + 36x + 5, the marginal revenue when x = 5 is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Marginal cost and marginal revenue
Easy
199 The total cost of producing x units is C(x) = 0.005x³ − 0.02x² + 30x + 5000. The marginal cost when 3 units a… Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Marginal cost and marginal revenue
Medium
200 The demand function for a product is p = 50 − 2x. For what output x is the marginal revenue zero? Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Marginal cost and marginal revenue
Medium