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- The sum 41
The sum of 640.00 was deposited in the first bank for five years, and the interest given was 160.00. Find the rate. - Sarah's age
64 is 4 times the difference between Sarah's age, a, and 44. Assume Sarah is older than 44. Write an equation to determine Sarah's age (a). - Sam's
Sam's age is x. His sister Jo is 2 years more than 1.1 times his age. Question: What is Jo's age in terms of x? Write an equation to find x if the sum of Sam's and Jo's ages is 44. - Exp decay
An element with a mass of 780 grams decays by 16.3% per minute. How much of the element is remaining after 16 minutes, to the nearest 10th of a gram?
- Overdraft account
Many bank accounts never go below zero. However, some banks will allow a negative balance, at least for a short time, called an overdraft. It means someone has taken out, or 'drafted', more money than was in the account, to begin with. Hannah's account we - The balance 2
If your balance at the end of 4 years is 50000, at a 5% interest rate, What was your original investment? - Years 3
How long will it take for a given sum of money to triple itself at 20% annual compound interest? - Flower shop
In a flower shop, a bunch containing 3 tulips, 2 roses, and 1 daffodil cost $10.79. A different bunch containing 1 tulip, 2 roses, and 3 daffodils costs $10.13. A tulip costs 35 cents more than a rose. How much does 1 tulip and 1 rose, and 1 daffodil cost - Elton
Elton is n years old now. How old was he 8 years ago? How old will he be 16 years from now? If his age in 16 years time will be four times his age 8 years ago, how old is he now?
- A man 11
A man is x years old. In 10 years, he will be twice as old as he was 5 years ago. How old will he be in 10 years? - A car miles
A car begins heading along a path at 50 mph. A second car begins an hour later, along the same path traveling at 70 mph. For how long will the first car travel when the second car overtakes it? - The temperature 45
The temperature in a field is 68°F at 4 PM. The temperature decreases by 4°F per hour. When will the temperature be 60°F? - General right triangle
In a right triangle, if a =x+34 and b = x and c= 50, then solve for x. Side c is a hypotenuse. Then discuss the case when a or b is a hypotenuse. - Amy, Cindy
Amy, Cindy, and John shared a sum of money among themselves in the ratio of 5:8:11, respectively. If the money had been divided equally among themselves, Amy would have received an extra $18. (a) Would the amount of money that Cindy received change? Expla
- Peter 16
Peter travels to his uncle's home, 30 km away from his place. He cycles for 2/3 of the journey before the cycle develops a mechanical problem, and he has to push it for the rest of the journey. If he is cycling 10 km per hour faster than his walking speed - Tadeo
Tadeo volunteered at the library 6 times as many hours over the weekend as Dylan. Together, they volunteered a total of 14 hours. How many hours did each person volunteer over the weekend? Write a system of equations that represents the situation. Let x r - Kevin 4
Kevin is 4 years older than Margaret. Next year Kevin will be 2 times as old as Margaret. How old is Kevin? - Temperature - linear function
In the morning, at 08:00 hours, the temperature was -8°C, and in the afternoon, at 16:00 hours, the temperature was 24°C. Assuming that the temperature changes steadily, what was the temperature at 1300 hours, and what was the time when the temperature wa - The factory 3
The factory is 18 km away from the city. A cyclist leaves the factory for the city, and half an hour after him from the same place, a motorcyclist arrives 6 minutes before the cyclist in the city. Find the speed of each, knowing that the speed of the cycl
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