| Name _______________ |
Date
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Algebra:
Word Problems |
Directions:
Solve each problem.
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1. The sum
of a number and the difference between 16 and a number plus 5
is 21.
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| 2.
Stu has twice as much money invested in stocks as in bonds. Stocks
earn 8% interest per year and bonds 2% per year. If Stu earned a
total of $400 dollars from his stocks and bonds last year how much
money did he have invested in stocks? |
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| 3.
John's present age is three-fourths of Sally's present age. In five
years, John's age will be four-fifths of Sarah's age at that time.
What are the present ages of John and Sally? |
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| 4.
The sum of two numbers is 91. The larger number is 1 more than four
times the smaller number. Find the numbers. |
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| 5.
Find three consecutive odd integers such that three times the second
minus the third is 17 more than the first. |
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