Examples of equations for practice for 14 year olds - page 2 of 89
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- 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. - Multiplied and subtracted
When a number is multiplied by ⅔ and subtracted from 7, the result is 2⅓. What is the number? - The sum 40
The sum of the two numbers is 75. If the smaller number is 20 more than 1/5 of the larger number, find those two numbers. The large number is x, and the small number is y. - Width and length
For a particular rectangle, twice the width is 1 meter longer than the length. The area of the rectangle is 153 square meters. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?
- A man 14
A man gave 1/3 of his wealth to his wife, 2/3 of the remaining to his daughter, and divided the remaining between his two sons equally. If the daughter received Rs.3000000 more than one of the sons, find the value of the father's property. - A barrel
A barrel of sorghum weighs 56kg. The same barrel filled with kerosene weighs 35kg. If sorghum is twice as heavy as kerosene, how much does the empty barrel weigh? - There 33
There is a number that is three-fifths the total of the other number. When four is added to one of the numbers, their sum will be equal to the other number. There are two pairs of numbers that satisfy these descriptions. What are they? - Y-intercept 2
What is the y-intercept of 4x + 8y =16? Write coordinates of x0, y0 of that y-intercept. - One side 3
One side of a triangular banner is 1 1/2 times longer than the second side and 2cm shorter than the third side. The perimeter of the triangle is 98cm. How long is the shortest side?
- Angles - triangle
Find the measure of the angles of the triangle ABC if: the measure of angle A is the measure of angle C and the measure of angle B =½ of the measure of angle C. - Sam thinks
Sam thinks the club needs more female members. The club has 66 members. The ratio of male to female club members is 5:1. How many members are female? - Xero had
Xero had a piece of ribbon. He used 0.4 of it to tie 2 small boxes and 2 large boxes. The length of ribbon needed for a large box is 3 times the length of ribbon needed for a small box. Xero used 5/6 of the remaining ribbon to decorate the presents. a) Wh - In which
In which of the following expressions does the number 16 fill in the blank so that the equation is true? Select all that apply. A) 8(___ + 3) = 32 + 24 B) 8(2 + 9) = ___ + 72 C) 4(7 + 4) = 28 + ___ D) 8(5 + 6) = 40 + ___ - 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.
- A function
A function follows the rule "y is 3 less than half of x". Express y as a function of x in the form of an equation. - A potato
A potato farmer incurred a total cost of $1600 and $2500 from producing 5 and 8 potato bags, respectively, in 2 separate weeks. Find the cost of x bags. - 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 - Emu vs. Ostrich
The ostrich and the emu are the two largest birds. An emu is usually 1/2 the size of an ostrich. The sum of their heights is 150 inches. How tall is the average ostrich? - I have 2
I have $907 to pay 13 people. Five people will receive half of what the other 8 people will receive. How much will the payments to each person be?
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