Math Word Problems

$$365^0=$$  

Which is greater, 2654⁰ or 5⁰?

a²³ x a⁸ =

Simplify:

5³ x 5⁷ x 5²

Which statement is true when converting the fraction 1/3 to a decimal?

In an animal shelter, 5 out of 9 dogs weigh more than 30 pounds. What is the decimal equivalent for the number of dogs weighing more than 30 pounds?

A company loses $205 as a result of a delay. The 5 owners of the company must share the loss equally. Which quotient represents each owner's share of the loss?

Xavier had $250 in his bank account. His bank charges a fee of $5.50 for every month that his balance is below $500. If he makes no other deposits or withdrawals, how much money will be in Xavier's account at the end of three months?

If p is a positive number and n is a negative number, which statement is true?

Brooke runs up 6 flights of stairs and then runs down 6 flights of stairs. Does this situation represent additive inverses?

An astronaut is returning to Earth in a spacecraft. If the spacecraft is decending at a rate of 14 kilometers per minute, what will be its change in height after 5 1/2 minutes? Round your answer to the nearest kilometer.

Mrs. Ghant and Mrs. Brown are at a pool. Mrs. Ghant dives in and touches the bottom of the pool, 20 feet below the surface of the water. Mrs. Brown is standing on a diving board 3 feet above the pool, waiting her turn. What is the vertical distance between Mrs. Ghant and Mrs. Brown?

Chris is scuba diving. He starts at sea level and then decents 25 feet in 2 1/2 minutes. What is Chris's rate of change each minute?

Brian mowed lawns for a week to earn some spending money. The table shows the time he spent mowing lawns for the one week. Approximately how many hours did Brian spend mowing lawns during the week?

The 7 swimmers of a swim team totaled their times for the 25-yard freestyle race. The swimmers swam for a total of 118.76 seconds. If all the swimmers' times were approximately the same, which is closest to the time for 1 swimmer?