Math 4 Success Ch10

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Translate word problem into an equation: Seven less than twice a number is eleven. Find the number.

Back

2x-7=11

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Translate word problem into an equation: Negative 20 is equal to ten minus the product of six and a number. What is the number.

Back

-20=10-6x

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The length of a rectangle is 6 times longer than the width. The perimeter is 42. What is the width?

Back

3

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In an isosceles triangle, two sides are equal. The third side is two less than twice the length of the two equal sides. The perimeter is 38. What are the lengths of the three sides?

Back

10, 10, 18

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Solve the following age problems: Beth's mom is 6 times older than Beth. Beth's dad is 7 years older than Beth's mom. The sum of their ages is 72. How old are each of them?

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Beth: 5, Mom: 30, Dad: 37

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How much did Torin receive from his cousin if he got $25.00 more from his grandmother than from his uncle, and his uncle gave him $10.00 less than his cousin, with a total of $290.00?

Back

$95.00

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Solve the following mixture problem: How many pounds of walnuts which cost $4 per pound must be mixed with 25 pounds of almonds costing $7.50 per pound to make a mixture which will cost $6.50 per pound?

Back

10 pounds

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Solve the mixture problem: A 200 pound bin of animal feed sells for $1.25 per pound. How many pounds of feed costing $2.50 per pound should be mixed with it to make a mixture which costs $2.00 per pound?

Back

300 pounds

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Brent has 8 more nickels than quarters. Altogether he has $6.10. How many of each coin does he have?

Back

27 nickels, 19 quarters

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Solve the uniform motion problem: A train leaves Mt. Carmel, going west at 35 miles per hour. Two hours later, a second train leaves Mt. Carmel, traveling west at 45 miles per hour on a track parallel to the first train. How far from Mt. Carmel will the two trains meet?

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315 miles