Problems abort wombecs 13.4 The sum of two numbers is 21, and one number is twice the other. Find the numbers. ‘SOLUTION Let x and 2x be the two numbers. Then x+2x=21 or x= 7, and the required numbers are x= 7 and 2e= 16. Check, 7414 =21 and 14 = 2(7), as required. 13.5 Ten less than four times a certain number is 14. Determine the number. 14, 4 = 24, and x= 6. ‘Check. Ten less than four times 6 is 4(6)— 10 = 4, as require. 13.6 The sum of three consecutive integers is 24. Find the integers. SOLUTION Let the three consecutive integers be x, x++1, x++2. Then x+ (x++1)+(x+2)=24 or x=7, and the required integers are 7, 8, 9. 13.7. The sum of two numbers is 37. If the larger is di the remainder is 5. Find the numbers. sd by the smaller, the quotient is 3 and SOLUTION Let x= smaller number, 37-x= larger number. larger number 5 Lo! Smaller number "°* smaller number Solving, 37—x= 3x45, 4x = 32, x=8. The required numbers are 8, 29. 1337 (@) One half of a certain number is 10 more than one sixth of the number. Find the number. (2) The difference between two numbers is 20 and their sum is 48. Find the numbers. (©) Find two consecutive even integers such that twice the smaller exceeds the larger by 18. (@)_ The sum of two numbers is 36. Ifthe larger is divided by the smaller, the quotient is 2 and the remainder is 3. Find the numbers. (© Find two consecutive postive odd integers such that the difference of their squares is 64. (/) The first of three numbers exceeds twice the second number by 4, while the third number is twice the first. Ifthe sum of the three numbers is 54, find the numbers.i Bs Bo 1338 A ge Problems ‘A man is 41 years old and his son is 9. In how many years will the father be three times as ‘old as the son? ‘SOLUTION Let x= required number of years. Father's age in x years = (son's age in x years) 41423942) and) x27 years, ‘Ten years ago Jane was four times as old as Bianca. Now she is only twice as old as Bianca. Find their present ages. SOLUTION Let x= Biance's present age; then 2x = Jane's present age. Jane's age ten years ago = 4(Bianca’s age ten years ago) 2-108 4-10) and x= 15 years. “Hence Bianca's present age is x = 15 years and Jane's present age is 2x = 30 years. ‘Check, Ten years ago Bianca was 5 and Jane 20, ie. Jane was four times as old as Bianca, (@) A father is 24 years older than his son. In 8 years he will be twice as old as his son. Determine ‘their present ages. (6) Mary is fiteen years older than her sister Jane. Six years ago Mary was six times as old as Jane. Find their present ages. (©) Lamy is now twice as old as Bill. Five years ago Larry was three times as old as Bill Find their present ages. (ayCows g Money Problems 13.10 Robert has 50 coins, all in nickels and dimes, amounting to $3.50. How many nickels does Ban 13.39 er he have? SOLUTION Let x= number of nickels; then SO—x = number of dimes. Amount in nickels + amount in dimes = 350¢ Sre + 10(50—x)e = 350¢ from which x = 30 nickels. Ina purse are nickels, dimes, and quarters amounting to $1.85. There are twice as many dimes as quarters, and the number of nickels is two less than twice the numbers of dimes. Determine the number of coins of each kind. SOLUTION Let x= number of quarters; then 2x = no, of dimes, and 2(2x) -2= 4x~2-= no. of nickels ‘Amount in quarters + amount in dimes + amount in nickels = 185¢ 25isje Ne + “S(Ae=2)e = 18Se from which x =3. Hence there are x=3 quarters, 2x = 6 dimes, and 4r~2= 10 nickels. ‘Check. 3 quarters = 75¢, 6 dimes = 60¢. 10 nickels = SOe, and their sum = $1.85. (©) Ina purse is $3.05 in nickels and dimes, 19 more nickels than dimes. How many coins are there of each kind? (©) Richard has twice as many dimes as quarters, amounti have? (©) Admission tickets to a theater were 60¢ for adults and 25¢ for children. Receipts for the day showed that 280 persons attended and $140 was collected. How many children attended that day? to $6.75 in all. How many coins does he