Word Problems Mixture, Distance, Money, and Integer (1) When the smaller of two even consecutive integers

is added to 3 times the larger, the result is 230. Find the smaller integer. let x = smaller integer x + 2 = larger smaller + 3larger = 230 x + 3(x + 2) = 230 x + 3x + 6 = 230 4x + 6 = 230 4x = 224 x = 56 and x + 2 = 58 (2) When the smaller of two even consecutive integers is added to 4 times the larger, the result is 218. Find the smaller integer. (3) If 2 times the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to 6 times the larger, the result is 150 Find the smaller integer. let x=smaller integer x+1=larger 2smaller+6larger=150 2x+6(x+1)=150 2x+6x+6=150 8x+6=150 8x=144 x=18 x+1=19 (4) If 1 times the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to 3 times the larger, the result is 39. Find the smaller integer.

(5) The smallest of the three consecutive integers is added to twice the largest, producing a result 20 less than four times the middle integer. Find the smallest integer. let x=smaller integer x+1=middle integer x+2=larger smallest+2largest=4middle-20 x +2(x +2)=4(x +1)-20 x +2 x +4=4 x +4-20 3 x +4=4 x -16 - x =-20 so x =20 x + 1 = 21 x + 2 = 22

(6) The smallest of the three consecutive integers is added to twice the largest, producing a result 5 less than four times the middle integer. Find the smallest integer. (7) A man has $ 0.70 in dimes and nickels. He has 8 coins altogether. How many nickels does she have? Number Nickels x Dimes 8-x 5 x + 10(8 x ) = 70 5 x + 80 10 x = 70 5 x + 80 = 70 5 x = 10 x=2 Value in cents 5x 10(8-x)

(8) A man has $ 0.55 in dimes and nickels. He has 6 coins altogether. How many nickels does she have?

(9) A woman has $ 0.85 in dimes and nickels. She has 4 more dimes than nickels. How many nickels does she have? Number Nickels x Dimes x+4 5 x + 10( x + 4) = 85 5 x + 10 x + 40 = 85 15 x = 45 x=3 Value in cents 5x 10(x + 4)

(10) A woman has $ 1.90 in dimes and nickels; she has 4 more dimes than nickels. How many nickels does she have? (11) A bank teller has some five-dollar bills and some twenty-dollar bills. The teller has 4 less of the fives. The total value of the money is $280.00. Find the number of five-dollar bills that he has. Number fives x twenties x+4 5 x + 20( x + 4) = 280 5 x + 20 x + 80 = 280 25 x = 200 x=8 Value in dollars 5x 20(x + 4)

(12) A bank teller has some five-dollar bills and some twenty-dollar bills. the teller has 4 less of the fives. The total value of the money is $480.00. Find the number of five-dollar bills that he has. (13) A bank teller has some five-dollar bills and some twenty-dollar bills. The teller has a total of 24 bills. The total value of the money is $330.00. Find the number of five-dollar bills that he has. Number Fives x Twenties 24-x 5 x + 20(24 x ) = 330 5 x + 480 20 x = 330 15 x + 480 = 330 15 x = 150 x = 10 Value in dollars 5x 20(24-x)

(14) A bank teller has some five-dollar bills and some twenty-dollar bills. The teller has a total of 32 bills. The total value of the money is $430.00. Find the number of five-dollar bills that he has. (15) A bank teller has some five-dollar bills and some twenty-dollar bills. The teller has 4 more of the twenties. The total value of the money is $305.00. Find the number of five-dollar bills that he has. Number fives x twenties x+4 5 x + 20( x + 4) = 305 5 x + 20 x + 80 = 305 25 x = 225 x=9 Value in dollars 5x 20(x + 4)

(16) A bank teller has some five-dollar bills and some twenty-dollar bills. The teller has 4 more of the twenties. The total value of the money is $505.00.

Find the number of five-dollar bills that he has. (17) Caroline needs a 3 % solution. How many liters of a 1 % solution should she add to 2 liters of a 32 % solution to get a 3 % solution? start add End up amount 2 x x+2 percent 32 1 3 2(32) + 1 x = 3( x + 2) 64 + x = 3 x + 6 2 x = 58 x = 29 (18) Caroline needs a 7 % solution. How many liters of a 1 % solution should she add to 18 liters of a 29 % solution to get a 7 % solution? (19) How many gallons of pure alcohol solution should be added to 63 gal of a 32 % alcohol solution to make a 37 % solution? start amount 63 percent 32 63(32) + 100 x = 37( x + 63) 2016 + 100 x = 37 x + 2331 63 x = 315 x=5 add x 100 End up x+63 37

(20) How many gallons of pure alcohol solution should be added to 12 gal of a 12 % alcohol solution to make a 34 % solution? (21) How many gallons of 16 % alcohol solution should be added to 30 gal of a 45 % alcohol solution to make a 21 % solution? amount percent start 30 45 add x 16 End up x+30 21

45(30) + 16 x = 21( x + 30) 1350 + 16 x = 21 x + 630 5 x = 720 x = 144 (22) How many gallons of 13 % alcohol solution should be added to 20 gal of a 43 % alcohol solution to make a 23 % solution? (23) How many gallons of 51 % alcohol solution should be added to some of a 57 % alcohol solution to make a 438 gal of a 55 % solution? start add amount 438-x x percent 57 51 57(438 x ) + 51 x = 438(55) 24966 57 x + 51 x = 24090 6 x = 876 x = 146 End up 438 55

(24) How many gallons of 16 % alcohol solution should be added to some of a 78 % alcohol solution to make a 576 gal of a 16 % solution? (25) Marion wants to dilute 2 gal of a 28 % soap solution to make a 8 % solution. How much pure water should she add to make the 8 % solution? start amount 2 percent 28 2(28) + 0 = 8( x + 2) 56 = 8 x + 16 8 x = 40 x=5 add x 0 End up x+2 8

(26) Marion wants to dilute 2 gal of a 14 % soap solution to make an 7 %

solution. How much pure water should she add to make the 7% solution? (27) Mary and David are 833 miles apart and are heading toward each other to meet for dinner. Mary is traveling at 54 mph and David is traveling at 65 mph. how longs before they meet? Distance Mary 54x David 65x 54 x + 65 x = 833 119 x = 833 x = 7 hours Rate 54 65 Time x x

(28) Mary and David are 1240 miles apart and are heading toward each other to meet for dinner. Mary is traveling at 51 mph and David is traveling at 73 mph. How longs before they meet? (29) David and Caroline leave buoy 15 traveling in opposite directions. If David travels at 66 mph and Mary travels at 52 mph, then how long will it be before they are 1180 miles apart? Mary David Distance 52x 66x Rate 52 66 Time x x

52 x + 66 x = 1180 118 x = 1180 x = 10 hours (30) David and Caroline leave buoy 15 traveling in opposite directions. If David

travels at 66 mph and Mary travels at 77 mph, then how long will it be before they are 572 miles apart? (31) Fred leaves John's house and drives toward Tampa at 27 mph. Kim leaves 2 hours later and drives the same route at 45 mph. How long will it take Kim to overtake Fred? Distance Rate Time Kim 45x 45 x Fred 27(x+2) 27 x+2 45 x = 27( x + 2) 45 x = 27 x + 54 18 x = 54 x = 3 hours (32) Fred leaves john's house and drives toward Tampa at 21 mph. Kim leaves 3 hours later and drives the same route at 42 mph. How long will it take Kim to overtake Fred?