1. The sum of two numbers is 120. If three times the smaller is subtracted from the larger number, the results is 12. Find the two numbers.
The larger number is ?
The smaller number is?
2. An employment agency specializing in temporary construction helps pays heavy equipment operators $136 per day and general laborers $92 per day. If thirty-eight people were hired and the payroll was $4552, How many heavy equipment operators were employed? How many laborers?
The number of heavy equipment operators hired was?
The number of general laborers hired was ?
3.Ninety-eight passengers rode in a train from City A to City B. Tickets for regular coach seats cost $119. Tickets for sleeper cars seats cost $282. The receipts for the trip totaled $20,627. How many passengers purchased each type of ticket?
The number of coach tickets purchased was ?
The number of sleeper car tickets purchased was?
4. Jen butler has been pricing speed pass train fares for a group trip to new york. Three adults and four children must pay $124. Two adults and three children must pay $88. Find the price of the adults ticket and the price of a child's ticket.
The price of a childs ticket is?
The price of the adults ticket is ?
5. On Monday, Harold picked up two donuts and four large coffees for the office staff. He paid $5.00. On Tuesday, Melinda picked up six donuts and five large coffees for the office staff. She paid $8.14. What is the cost of one donut? What is the cost of one large coffee?
6. Against the wind a small plane flew 175 miles in 1 hour and 10 minutes . The return trip took 50 minutes. What was the speed of the wind? What was the speed of the plane in still air?
The speed of the plane in still air was?
The speed of the wind was ?
7. A basketball player scores 17 times during on game. She scored a total of 32 points, two for each two-point shot and one for each free throw. How many two-points shots did she make? How many free throws?
How many two point shots did she make? simplify
8. Nicks telephone company charges $0.07 per minute for weekend calls and $0.09 per minute for calls make on weekdays. This month was billed for 513 minutes. The charge for these minutes was $41.35. How many minutes did he talk on weekends and how many minutes did he talk on weekdays?
The number of weekend minutes used was ?
The number of the weekday minutes used was?
9. The perimeter of a standard sized rectangular rug is 36ft. The length is 2 Ft longer than the width. Find the dimensions.
What is the width? FT
What is the length? FT
10. At a concession stand, five hot dogs and four hamburgers cost $14.50: four hot dogs and five hamburgers cost $14.75. Find the cost of one hot dog and the cost of one hamburger.
What is the cost of one hot dog? Simplify answer
11. A lab technician mixed a 580ml solution of water and alcohol. If 3% of the solution is alcohol, how many mil liters of alcohol were used, and how many milliliters of water were used?
The amount of alcohol used was ? ml integer or decimal
12. One canned juice drink is 20% orange juice; another 5% orange juice. How many liters of each should be fixed together in order to get 15L that is 8% orange juice?
How many liters of the 20% orange juice should be in the mixture? in Liters
13. $5400 is invested, part of it at 11% and part of it at 8%. For a certain, the total yield is $522.00. How much was invested at each rate?
How much was invested at 11%?