Equations practice problems - page 33 of 211
An equation is a statement that asserts the equality of two expressions, which are connected by the equals sign =. Solving an equation containing variables consists of determining which values of the variables make the equality true. The variables for which the equation has to be solved are also called unknowns, and the values of the unknowns that satisfy the equality are called solutions of the equation.Number of problems found: 4215
- Jen and Steve
Jen and Steve plan to read a series of famous books. Jen has already read ten books and will continue to read three books per week. Steve, who hasn't started reading the series yet, will read four books per week. How long will it take for Steve to be read - Five friends
Five friends ate a 12-slice pizza. Samir ate three times as many slices as Joe. Joe ate half as many slices as Emily. Kendra and Fong together ate half a pizza. Kendra ate one-third as many slices as Samir. Fong ate the most slices. What fraction of a piz - Eddie
Eddie and Fran are scuba diving. Eddie is 35 meters below the surface of the water, and Fran is 8 meters directly above him. The following equation describes this situation: -35 + 8 = -27 What does -27 tell us? Choose one answer: ... - Dividing money 6
P 49,000 is to be divided among three children, X, Y, and Z. If X will receive double that of Y. Y will receive double that of Z, how much will Z will receive?
- I bought 2
I bought two bottles of alcohol and two sanitizers for Php126. How much is a bottle of alcohol if the cost of alcohol is five times the cost of sanitizer? - Six numbers
The average of 6 numbers is 3.95. the average of two of them is 3.4, while the average of the other two is 3.85. What is the average of the remaining two numbers? - Fuel volume
1/2 of a tank is filled with oil when 36 liters are removed, and the remaining oil fills 1/10 of the tank. What fraction of the total is the amount of oil removed? - Weighted-average
Calculate the weighted-average cost of the following inventory purchases: Date Quantity; Purchased ; Cost per Unit May 4; 33; $12.25 May 11; 41; $13.87 May 29; 37; $11.99 - In a museum
There are 250 people in a museum 2/5 of the 250 people are girls. 3/10 out of the 250 people are boys. The rest of the 250 people are adults. Find the number of adults at the museum.
- Sari-sari store
Ms. Rona bought 25 kg of sugar for her sari-sari store. She then repacked the sugar into ¼ and ½ kg. If Alica packed 30 pcs of ½ kilograms of sugar, how many ¼ kg of sugar did she pack? - A total
A total of 200 cash consists of 1-peso, 5-peso, and 10-peso coins, their values being in the ratio of 80:C:50. Find the ratio (in terms of quantity of coins) of 5-peso coins to 1-peso coins. - Ivan rented
Ivan rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of $14.95, and he drove an additional charge of 73 cents for each mile. Ivan had to pay $114.96 when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck? - Movie theatre
At the movie theatre, child admission is 5.40, and adult admission is 9.70. On Thursday, the theatre sold 159 tickets for a total sales of 1142.40. How many child tickets were sold that day? - Gardener 75344
A gardener lays tiles around a square flower bed. It needs 12 tiles around the 2x2 bed. How many tiles will he need around the size of the bed? a) 9x9 b) nxn? How big was the bed for which the gardener consumed c) 112 d) 4n tiles?
- The product 8
The product of five and the difference of triple the number and three is 25. Find the number. - A yard
Yevgen is fencing in a yard that is 30 meters longer than it is wide. The yard will have an area of 1000 m². Find its width and length. - A Shopkeeper 4
A Shopkeeper gave a bill to a customer. The bill was in two digits but was mistakenly interchanged, thereby undercharging the customer by $45.00. If the sum of the digits is 9, find the actual value of the bill. - The lengths
The lengths of the twelve poles form an Arithmetic Progression (A. P). If the third pole is 3m and the eighth pole is 5 m, find the (i) Length of the first pole (ii) Sum of the length of the poles - The cost 5
The cost of three chairs and four tables is 320.00. If two chairs and five of the same kind cost 330.00, find the cost of (i) 4 chairs (ii) 3 tables
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