WORD PROBLEMS: 1.At 5:00 p.m.

, a weather announcer reported that the air temperature had dropped 10 degrees from the temperature at 3:00 p.m. if the temperature at 5:00 p.m. was 40oF, what was the temperature at 3:00 p.m.? Solution: Let represent the air temperature in oF at 3:00 p.m. The key word weather report is dropped. t 10 = 40 A drop means decrease t 10 + 10 = 40 + 10 Addition Property of Equality t = 50 2.The sum two numbers is 29 and their difference is 5. Find the numbers. Solution: Let x = one the number 29 x = the other number Solving the equation, x ( 29 x ) = 5 x 29 + x = 5 2x 29 = 5 2x = 5 + 29 2x = 34 x = 17 3.The sum of two numbers is 30. The second number is 2 more than thrice the first number. Find the numbers. Solution: Let x = the first number Then 3x + 2 = the other number Equation: x + 3x + 2 = 30 Solving the equation: x + 3x + 2 = 30 4x + 2 = 30 4x = 30 4x = 28 x = 7 ( first number) 3x + 2 = 3(7) + 2 = 21 + 2 = 23 (the other number) 4.The smaller of two numbes is thrice the larger. The larger number is eight more than the smaller one. Solution: Let x = the larger number 3x = the smaller number Equation: x = 3x + 8

Solving the Equation: x = 3x + 8 3x + 8 = x 3x x = -8 2x = -8 x = - 4 ( the larger number) 3 ( -4 ) = -12 ( the smaller number) 5.The sum of two even numbers is 30. The larger number is twelve more than one-half the smaller. Find the numbers. Solution: Let x = the smaller number 30 x = the larger number Equation: 30 x = x + 12 Solving the Equation: 30 x = x + 12 60 2x = x + 24 3x = 36 x = 12 ( the smaller number) 30 x = 30 - 12 = 18 ( the larger number) 6.Find the two consecutive odd integers whose sum is 376. Solution: Let = the first odd integer x + 2 = the second odd integer Equation: x + x + 2 = 376 2x + 2 = 376 2x = 376 2 2x = 374 x = 187 ( the first odd number) x + 2 = 187 + 2 = 189 (the second odd number) 7.The sum of three consecutive integers is 990. Find the integers. Solution: Let x = first integer x + 1 = second consecutive integer x + 2 = third consecutive integer Equation: x + (x + 1) +( x + 2) = 90 x + x + 1 + x + 2 = 90 3x + 3 = 90 3x = 90 3

3x = 87 x = 29 1st integer x + 1 = 30 + 1 = 31 2nd integer x + 2 = 31 + 2 = 33 3rd integer 8.The length of a rectangle is more than twice its width. Its perimeter is 70. What is its area? Solution: Let x = the length of the rectangle y= the width of the rectangle Equations: (1)x = 2y + 5 (2)2x + 2y = 70 Solving the system by the substitution method, substitute 2y + 5 in place of x in eq. (2). 2( 2y + 5) + 2y = 70 4y + 10 + 2y = 70 6y = 60 y = 10, the width of the rectangle Solving for x, substitute 10 in place of y I eq.( 1) x = 2(10) + 5 x = 20 + 5 x = 25 , the length of the rectangle A = xy A = ( 25) (10) = 250 sq. unit