Algebra Problems:

Age Problem
GivenJason is 4 times older than Bob at present. 8 years ago Jason was 12 times older. How old are Jason & Bob?

Solutionx for Bobs age and 4x for Jason So 4x = x But 8 years ago Jason was 12 times older so 4x - 8 = 12(x-8) 4x - 8 = 12x - 96 88 = 8x x = 11 So Bob is currently 11 years old and Jason is 4(11) or 44 years old.

GivenBob is currently twice as old as Steve. Twenty years ago Bob was 6 times as old as Steve. What are their current ages?

Solution2x - 20 for Bob and x - 20 for Steve but, 20 years ago Bob was 6 times older so 2x - 20 = 6(x - 20) 2x - 20 = 6x - 120 4x = 100 x = 100/4 x = 25 So x or Bob is 25 and Steve is twice or 2(25): 50 years old.

Coin Problem

GivenSteve had 1 more than twice as many nickels as pennies, twice as many dimes as nickels, 1 more than twice as many 50 cent pieces as dimes, and twice as many quarters as 50 cent pieces. Altogether he has $107.37. How many pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and 50 cent pieces does he have?

Solutionx + 10x + 5 + 40x + 20 + 400x + 250 + 400x + 250 = 10737 = 851x + 525 = 10737 = 851x = 10737 - 525 = 851x = 10212 = x = 10212/851 x = 12 So Steve have 12 pennies, 2(12) + 1 or 25 nickels, 4(12) + 2 or 50 dimes, 8(12) + 5 or 101 Fifty cent pieces, and 16(12) + 10 or 202 quarters....

GivenJohn has a total of 71 cents of change in his pocket. He has 1 more nickel than he has pennies and 6 times as many dimes as pennies. How many of each coin type does he have?

Solution-

x + 5(x+1) + 10(6x) = 71 = x + 5x + 5 + 60x = 71 = 66x = 66 = x = 66/66 = 1 So thers 1 penny, (1 + 1) or 2 nickels and 6(1) 6 dimes check, if you add those up 1 + 10 + 60 you get 71 so the answer is correct.

Motion Problem

GivenOn a round trip of 350 km in each direction, mr. Sinclair averaged 1o km/h more returning than he did going. If the return trip took 4 hours less time, find the time for each direction.

Solution350/(x+10) = (350/x)-4 350/(x+10) = (350-4x)/x cross multiply, 350x = (350-4x)(x+10) multiply and simplify gives youx + 10x - 875 =0 factorize this equation, (x+35)(x-25)=0 x = -35, 25 we consider the positive figure, so x = 25 km/h Time for going = 350/25 = 14 h time for returning = 350/(25+10)= 10 h

GivenTom's snowmobile travels 8km/h faster than Amy's. In the time that it takes Amy to travel 360km, Tom can travel 400. Find the speed of each snowmobile.

SolutionDistance=rate * time is the equation that you are using. To find the time that they are travelling, you first need to determine the difference in their distance and their rates. 400-360 = 40km = distance and there is an 8km/h difference in rate. Plug those numbers into the equation 40 = 8*t (t=time) Divide by 8 t=5 So, the time that they travelled is 5 hours. Amy's speed is X and distance is 360km while Tom's speed is X+8 and distance is 400km. You can use either set of numbers, along with the figured time, to solve for X. (I tend to use the easier of the 2!--Amy's) 360 = X * 5 Divide by 5 X = 72 So, Amy was going 72 km/h and Tom was going 80 km/h (72+8).

Digit Problem
GivenIf 18 is added to a two-digit number, the digits are reversed. The sum of the digits is 8. What is the original number?

Solutionlet the no be 10x+y then 10x+y+18=10y+x then 9y-9x=18 y-x=2 x+y=8 then x=3 y=5 no. is 35

GivenThe hundred's digit of a three-digit number is one more than twice the units' digit. The units' digit is three more than the tens' digit. If the order of the digits is reversed, the number obtained is 396 less than the original number. Find the original number.

Solutionh = 2u + 1 u=t+3 396 = 100 h + 10t + u - 100 u - 10t - h = 99 (h - u) = 99 * 4 h-u=4 h=u+4 u + 4 = 2u + 1 u=3 t=0 h=7 Number is 703 Reverse is 307 703 - 307 = 396

Rate ProblemGivenA boat travels 18 miles downstream in 2 hours. It requires 6 hours to travel back to its original starting point upstream. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current?

SolutionLet B = speed of the boat (in miles per hour). Let C = speed of the current. Going downstream, the boat moves WITH the current. Its speed is (B + C) mph. It took 2 hours to go 18 miles. We have: (B + C) ~ 2 = 18 B + C = 9 [1] Going upstream, the boat moves AGAINST the current. Its speed is (B - C) mph. It took 6 hours to go 18 miles. We have: (B - C) ~ 6 = 18 B - C = 3 [2] We have a system of equations, [1] and [2]. Add the two equations: 2B = 12 B = 6 The boat's speed in 6 mph (in still water) and the current's speed is 3 mph.

Percentage Problem
GivenThe regular price of a coat was $245. The discounted price of the coat was $147. What was the percent of discount?

Solution$245 : 100 percent as $147 : what percent? so (147 x100%)/245 = 14700/245 = 60 Therefore $147 is 60% of $245. The price has been discounted by 40 percent. The new price is 60 percent of the original price. Check it to be safe 10 % of $245 is $24.50 so 40% is 4 x $24.50 = $98 now 40% + 60% = 100% so $98 + $147= $245