Algebra + time - practice problems - page 2 of 65
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- 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? - Eggs in basket
If the eggs in a basket are removed twice at a time, one will remain. Two eggs will remain if the eggs are removed three at a time. If the eggs are removed four, five, or six at a time, the three, four, and five eggs will remain, respectively. However, no - Horseback riding
The total cost to go horseback riding is x dollars per hour plus a $2 fee for renting a helmet. Which expressions represent the cost, in dollars, for 4 people to go horseback riding for 3 hours each? Select all that apply. Responses: A = 4(3x+2) B = 3(4x+ - 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
- Titanic
Titanic and Star Wars have made the most money at the box office. Star Wars made about 76.7% of the money that Titanic made at the box office. If Star Wars made about $461 million, how much did Titanic make? Round to the nearest million dollars. - Five roommates
Five roommates will move into a house with four bedrooms: one double room and three single rooms. The five roommates propose that they draw names to determine the order in which they pick the bedrooms, assuming that the first three names drawn will choose - The balance 2
If your balance at the end of 4 years is 50000, at a 5% interest rate, What was your original investment? - Peter 13
Peter and Paul finished the first round of orders in 3 hours and 15 minutes. Peter, however, works a lot faster than Paul does; Peter is 2 and a half times as fast as Paul. For the second day of shipping orders, peter is unavailable; paul will have to do - 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
- Richard
Richard is conducting an experiment. Every time he flips a fair two-sided coin, he also rolls a six-sided die. What is the probability that the coin will land on tails and the die will land on an even number? - Bad weather
In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip was reduced by 200 km/hr from its usual speed and the time of the flight increased by 30 min. Find the scheduled duration of the flight. - Lightning strike
In a thunderstorm, the formula M=t/5.3 gives the approximate distance, M, in miles, from a lightning strike if it takes t second to hear the thunder after seeing the lightning. If you are 5.4 miles away from the lightning flash, how long will it take the - 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
- 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 - A car 8
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? - A gym
The A gym offers two packages for yearly memberships. The first plan costs $50 to be a member. Then, when you visit the gum, it is $5 to get in. The second plan costs $200, but it only costs $2 to get in each time you visit. How many visits would it take - Taps and a tank
A tap can fill a tank in 6 hours. After half the tank is filled, three more similar taps are opened. What is the total time taken to fill the tank completely? - A bank
A bank reported that x/12 more first-time buyers took a mortgage out last month. If a quarter more mortgages were taken out, what number (x) is missing?
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