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The document provides examples of word problems involving algebra, including: - Age problems that require setting up equations to determine unknown ages based on given information about ages in the past or future. - Mixture problems that involve mixing solutions of different concentrations to determine the concentration of the resulting mixture. - Consecutive integer problems that involve finding integers that meet certain criteria like being consecutive and having a specified sum.

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Word Problems

The document provides examples of word problems involving algebra, including: - Age problems that require setting up equations to determine unknown ages based on given information about ages in the past or future. - Mixture problems that involve mixing solutions of different concentrations to determine the concentration of the resulting mixture. - Consecutive integer problems that involve finding integers that meet certain criteria like being consecutive and having a specified sum.

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WORD PROBLEMS IN

ALGEBRA
AGE PROBLEMS

•Carmen is 12 years older than David.


Five years ago, the sum of their ages
was 28. How old are they now?
Present Age Age 5 years ago
David X X–5
Carmen X + 12 (x + 12) – 5 = x + 7
x – 5 + x + 7 = 28 Present Age
2x + 2 = 28 David: x = 13 years old
2x = 28 – 2 Carmen = x + 12
2x/2 = 26/2 = 13 + 12
x = 13 = 25 years old
• The sum of the ages of Nicole and Kristin is
32. In two years, Nicole will be three times
as old as Kristin. How old are they now?

Present Age Age in 2 years


Nicole 32 - x 32 – x + 2 = 34 - x
Kristin x x+2
34 – x = 3(x + 2) Present Age
34 – x = 3x + 6 Kristine: x = 7 years old
34 – 6 = 3x + x Nicole: 32 – x
28/4 = 4x/4 = 32 – 7 = 25 years old
7=x
•Louise is 26 years old. Her daughter
Carmen is 4 years old. In how many
years will Louise be double her
daughter’s age?
Present age In x years
Louise 26 26 + x
Carmen 4 4+x
26 + x = 2(4 + x)
26 + x = 8 + 2x
26 – 8 = 2x – x
18 = x Therefore, in 18 years, the age of
Louise will be double than her daughter’s
age.
•The sum of the ages of John and Mary
is 32. Four years ago, John was twice as
old as Mary. What are their present
ages?
•A man is 36 years old and his
daughter is 3. In how many years
will the man be 4 times as old as his
daughter?
• A father is three times as old as his son, and
his daughter is 3 years younger than his
son. If the sum of all three ages 3 years ago
was 63 years, find the present age of the
father.
MIXTURE PROBLEMS
• How many liters of 20% alcohol
solution should be added to 40 liters of
a 50% alcohol solution to make a 30%
solution?
Solution A Solution B Mixture
40L X (40 + x) L
50% 20% 30%
50%(40) + 20% (x) = 30%(40 + x)
.5(40) + .2x = .3(40 + x)
20 + .2x = 12 + .3x
20 – 12 = 0.3x - 0.2x
8/0.1 = 0.1x/0.1
80 = x Therefore, 80 L of alcohol solution
must be added.
• John wants to make a 100 ml of 5% alcohol
solution mixing a quantity of a 2% alcohol
solution with a 7% alcohol solution. What
are the quantities of each of the two
solutions (2% and 7%) he has to use?
Solution A Solution B Mixture
100 - x x 100 mL
7% 2% 5%
7%(100 – x) + 2%(x) = 5%(100)
0.07(100 – x) + 0.02(x) = 0.05 (100)
7 – 0.07x + 0.02x = 5
-0.05x = 5 – 7
-0.05x/(-0.05) = -2/(-0.05)
X = 40 For 7%: 100 – x = 100 – 40 = 60 L
For 2%: x = 40 L
• 5 fl. oz. of a 2% alcohol solution was mixed
with 11 fl. oz. of a 66% alcohol solution.
Find the concentration of the new mixture.
Solution A Solution B Mixture
5 fl. Oz. 11 fl. Oz. (5 + 11) fl. Oz.
2% 66% X%
• Emily mixed together 9 gal. of Brand A fruit
drink and 8 gal. of Brand B fruit drink which
contains 48% fruit juice. Find the percent of fruit
juice in Brand A if the mixture contained 30%
fruit juice.
Brand A Brand B Fruit Juice
9 gal 8 gal (9 + 8) gal
X% 48% 30%
• How many mg of a metal containing 45%
nickel must be combined with 6 mg of pure
nickel to form an alloy containing 78%
nickel?
• 7 L of an acid solution was mixed with 3 L of
a 15% acid solution to make a 29% acid
solution. Find the percent concentration of
the first solution.
Consecutive Integer Problems
Consecutive Integers
x x+1 x+2 x+3 x+4
Consecutive Even Integers
x x+2 x+4 x+6 x+8
Consecutive Odd Integers
x x+2 x+4 x+6 x+8
• Find two consecutive integers whose sum is 45.
(x) + (x + 1) = 45 2x = 45 – 1 x = 22
2x + 1 = 45 2x/2 = 44/2 So, 22 and 23 are the two
consecutive integers
• Find three consecutive even integers whose sum is 126.
(x) + (x+2) + (x + 4) = 126 1st x = 40
3x + 6 = 126 2nd x + 2 = 40 + 2 = 42
3x = 126 – 6 3rd x + 4 = 40 + 4 = 44
3x/3 = 120/3
X = 40
• Find three consecutive odd integers whose sum is 369.
• The sum of four consecutive even integers equals
seven times the greatest of the integers. Find the
integers.

• Twice the larger of two consecutive integers is


equal to fifteen less than three times the smaller.
Find the integers.
Smaller = x; x = 17 Larger = x + 1; 17 + 1 = 18
2(x + 1) = 3(x) – 15
2x + 2 = 3x - 15
2 + 15 = 3x – 2x
17 = x

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