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Problem Set For Work Problems

The document provides a collection of word problems covering various mathematical topics such as rate, age, time, mixtures, and numbers. It includes over a dozen sample problems with solutions for skills like determining speeds, calculating ages given time differences, comparing clock hands, and mixing solutions to specific concentrations. The document is intended as a practice set for students to work on a variety of common word problem types.

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Problem Set For Work Problems

The document provides a collection of word problems covering various mathematical topics such as rate, age, time, mixtures, and numbers. It includes over a dozen sample problems with solutions for skills like determining speeds, calculating ages given time differences, comparing clock hands, and mixing solutions to specific concentrations. The document is intended as a practice set for students to work on a variety of common word problem types.

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Problem Set on Word Problems 2.

Two jetplanes travelling towards each other


took off at the same time fro two airports
A. Work Problems located 4800km apart. If they passed each
 If a man could finish a job in x days, then other after two hours, determine the speed of
1 the faster plane if one plane is flying at 160kph
in one day he could finish only of the faster than the other. Ans. 1280kph
x
job. C. Age Problems
 If both x and y are the number of days x – present age
each man work alone, then if they work x – 10 = age 10 years ago
together they could finish it in “t” days. x+5 = age 5 years from now
1 1 1
+ = Note: It is advisable to draw a sketch to show
x y t
Questions: the relation of past, present and future time.

1. A laborer can finish a job in 4 days. Another Questions:


laborer can finish the same job in 6 days. If
both laborers plus a third laborer can finish the 1. Mary is 24 years old. Mary is twice as old as
job in 2 days, how long will it take for the third Anna was when Mary was as old as Anna now.
laborer to finish the job alone? Ans. 12 days How old is Anna? Ans. 18yrs old

2. It takes Butch twice as long as it takes Dan to 2. Roberto is 25 years younger than his father.
do a certain piece of work. Working together However his father will be twice his age in 10
they can do the work in 5 days. How long will years. Find the ages of Roberto and his father.
it take Dan to do it alone? Ans. 9 days Ans. 15 and 40

D. Clock Problems
B. Rate Problems
 One space in the clock is equivalent to 5
S = Vt mins. And subtends an angle of 30 degrees.
 If the minute hand moves a distance “x”,
Where: S – distance the hour hand only moves a distance of
V – constant velocity (rate) x
.
T – time 12
 If the second hand moves a distance “x”,
Travelling with the Wind: the minute hand only moves a distance of
Resultant speed = x + y x x
and the hour hand moves .
Travelling against the Wind: 60 720
Resultant speed = x – y  In 12 hours, the minute hand and the hour
Where : x – speed of aircraft hand of the clock overlap each other 11
y – speed of wind times.

Questions:

1. An airplane went 360 miles in two hours with


the wind, and flying back the same route, it
took 3 3/5 hours against the wind. Determine Questions:
the velocity of the wind. Ans. 40mph
1. In how many minutes after 7 o’clock will the
hand be directly opposite each other for the Questions:
first time? Ans. 5.455 mins
1. How many gallons of a 15% sugar
2. It is now past 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The solution must be mixed with 5 gallons of
minute hand 3mins from now will be directly
opposite the hour hand 9 minutes ago. What a 40% sugar solution to make a 30%
time is it? Ans. 3:45 sugar solution? Ans. 3 1/3 gallons
2. How many pounds of chamomile tea that
cost $9 per pound must be mixed with 8
pounds of orange tea that cost $6 per
pound to make a mixture that costs
$7.80? Ans. 12
E. Digit Problems
u – units digit sum of the digits = h+t+u
t – ten’s digit
h- hundred’s digit

100h+10h+u = the number


Ex. 100(3) + 10(4) + 2 = 342

100u+10h+h = the reverse number


Ex. 100(2) + 10(4) + 3 = 243

Questions:

1. If a two digit number has x for its unit digit


and y for its ten’s digit, represent the number.

2. The difference of the squares of the digits of a


two digit positive number is 27. If the digits
are reversed in order and the resulting number
subtracted from the original number, the
difference is also 27. What is the original
number? Ans. 63

F. Number Problems

Questions:

1. Ten less than four times a certain number is


14. Determine the number. Ans. 6

2. When four times a certain number is added to


six times its reciprocal, the sum is negative
fourteen. Find the numbers? Ans. -3, -1/2

G. Mixture Problems

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