Algebra - practice problems - page 7 of 312

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Big cities
City A has a population of 136000 which is decreasing at the rate of 2400/yr. City B has a population of 84000 which is increasing at the rate of 1600/yr.In how years will the population of two cities become equal?
Father and son 10
Two years ago, Philip was 3 times as old as his son, and 2 years hence, twice his age will be equal to 5 times that of his son. Find their present ages.
Belle
Belle is planning to buy a cake and a dress as a gift for Alice. The price of the cake is Php 40.00 more than half the price of the dress. The total cost of the cake and the dress is 670.00 Php. How much is the cake?
Journey trip
A man performs 2/15 of his total journey by rail, 9/20 by bus, and the remaining 10 km by bicycle. What is the total length of his journey?
4100 USD
$4,100 was distributed among 50 boys and girls. Each boy received $90 and each girl $65. Find the number of boys.
Petrol, fuel
In a car meter shows that it has kept oil 1/5 of its fuel capacity. When 22 liters of petrol is filled the meter went on 3/4 of its capacity. Find the capacity of the car.
A pair 2
Jane is 5 years older than Tom. In 3 years, the sum of their ages will be 41. How old are Jane and Tom now?
Soup mixes
You sell soup mixes for a fundraiser. For each soup mix you sell, the company that makes the soup receives x dollars, and you receive the remaining amount. You sell 16 soup mixes for a total of (16x+96) dollars. How much money do you receive for each soup
A barrel
A barrel of sorghum weighs 56 kg. The same barrel filled with kerosene weighs 35 kg. If sorghum is twice as heavy as kerosene, how much does the empty barrel weigh?
Three 222
Three tractor drivers working on a private farm together plowed 24 hectares of land in a shift. The first drive played half the second, and the second 4 hectares more than the third. Calculate the number of hectares plowed by the first, second and third.
The land 3
A farmer uses 1/3 of his land to grow cassava, 2/5 to grow maize, and the rest for vegetables. If the area used to grow vegetables is 10 acres, what is the total area of the land?
A man 13
A man traveled 7/10 th of his journey by train, half of the remaining by bus, and the remaining 30 km by car. Calculate the length of the whole journey.
Rupees
Seventy coins of rs 10 and rs 50 are kept in a purse. Suppose the total value of the money in the purse is RS.1900. find the number of each type of coin.
Jason 4
Jason spent 1/2 of his money on paper and 1/3 of it on pencils. How much money did he start with if he had 15.00 left?
Pole2
4/7 of a pole is in the mud. When 1/3 of it is pulled out, 250 cm is still in the mud. Find the full length of the pole.
Carla 4
Carla is hanging a quilt that is 0.8 meters wide on a wall that is 3.3 meters wide. Carla wants the quilt to be centered on the wall. Which of the following is the most reasonable estimate for the space on either side of the quilt when it is perfectly cen
Two sons and man
A man's age is three times the sum of the ages of his two sons. After five years, his age will be twice the sum of the ages of his two sons. Find the man's current age.
Mother and daughter 6
A mother is six times as old as her daughter. In 6 years' time, she will be four times as old as her daughter. How old is each of them?
5 yrs
5 years ago, the average age of Rasmi and Suravi was 20 years. Now, the average age of Rasmi, Suravi, and Mita is 30 years. What will be the age of Mita after 15 years?
One muffin
Eight muffins and one drink cost $8.12. If the drink costs $1.24, find the cost of one muffin.

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