Arjeanette S.

Delmo BS PSYCH 1-A-2 September 28, 2021

MATM Assignment: Problem Solving

1. The sum of the two numbers is 84, three times the larger is 55. What are
and one of them is 12 more than the the two numbers?
other. What are the two numbers?
Let x = smaller number
Let x = first number x+10 = larger number
x+12 = second number 2x + 3(x+10) = 55
x+x+12 = 84 2x+3x+30 = 55
2x+3x = 55-30
2x+12 = 84 5x = 25
2x = 84-12 5 x 25
=
2x = 72 5 5
2 x 72 x = 5 (smaller number)
=
2 2 5+10 = 15 (larger number)
x = 36 (first number)
36+12 = 48 (second number) Check:
2(5) + 3(5+10) = 55
Check: 10+3(15) = 55
36+48 = 84 10+45 = 55

36 and 48 are the two numbers. 5 and 15 are the two numbers.

2. The sum of two consecutive numbers 4. Divide P 80 among three people so

is 37. What are they? that the second will have twice as
much as the first, and the third will
Let x = first number have P 5 less than the second.
x+1 = second number
x+x+1 = 37 Let x = first person
2x+1 = 37 2x = second person
2x = 37-1 2x-5 = third person
2x = 36
2 x 36 x+2x+2x-5 = 80
=
2 2 5x-5 = 80
x = 18 (first number) 5x = 80+5
18+1 = 19 (second number) 5x = 85
5 x 85
=
Check: 5 5
18+19 = 37 x = 17 (first person)
2(17) = 34 (second person)
18 and 19 are the two consecutive 34-5 = 29 (third person)
numbers.
Check:
3. One number is 10 more than another. 17+2(17) +2(17)-5 = 80
The sum of twice the smaller plus 17+34+34-5 = 80
Arjeanette S. Delmo BS PSYCH 1-A-2 September 28, 2021

MATM Assignment: Problem Solving

x = 40 Cake’s present age
The first person will have P17, y = 20 Moja’s present age
second person will have P34, and
third person will have P29. Check:
40-10 = 3(20-10)
40-10 = 3(10)
5. Five years ago, Jaycin’s age was half 30 = 30 (age of Cake 10 years ago)
of the age he will be in 4 years. How
old is he now? On the present time, Cake is 40
years old and Moja is 20 years old.
Let x = present age of Jaycin
x-5 = his age five years ago 7. A tank can be filled by two hoses.
x+4 = his age four years from now One requires 50 minutes to fill the
tank and the other in 40 minutes. If
x-5 = (x+4)/2 both are used, how much time is
2(x-5) = x+4 needed to fill the tank?
2x-10 = x+4
2x-x = 4+10 Let t = time to fill the tank together
x = 14 (Jaycin’s present age) 1 1 1
+ =
14-5 = 9 (Jaycin’s age 5 years ago) 50 40 t
14+4 = 18 (Jaycin’s age 4 years from LCM: 200
now) 1 1 1
(200) + = (200)
50 40 t
Check: 200 200 200
+ =
14-5 = (14+4)/2 50 40 t
14-5 = 18/2 200
4+5 =
9 = 9 (age 5 years ago) t
200
9=
Jaycin is 14 years old now. t
9t = 200
6. Cake is twice as old as Moja. Ten 9 t 200
=
years ago, Cake was 3 times as old as 9 9
Moja. What are their present ages? t = 22.222

Let x = Cake’s present age It will take 22.222 minutes for the
y = Moja’s present age both of them to fill the tank.

x = 2y 8. It takes 2 hours for Jay to paint a

x-10 = 3(y-10) wall and 3 hours for his brother
2y-10 = 3y-30 Bong. How long will it take for the
30-10 = 3y-2y two of them to work together?
20 = y
x = 2(20)
Arjeanette S. Delmo BS PSYCH 1-A-2 September 28, 2021

MATM Assignment: Problem Solving

Let t = time to work (paint a wall)
together L = 2W
A = WL
1 1 1
+ =
2 3 t A = W(2W)
LCM: 6 A = 2W2
6 6 6 A +100 = (L-10) (W+8)
+ =
2 3 t 2W2 +100 = (2w-10) (W+8)
6 2W2 +100 = 2W2 + 16W-10W-80
3+2 =
t 100 = 2W2 + 16W-10W-80-2W2
6 100 = 6W-80
5=
t 100+80 = 6W
5t = 6 180 = 6W
5t 6 180 6 W
= =
5 5 6 6
1 30 = W
t = 1 hours or 1.2 hours or 1 hour
5 L = 2(30) = 60
and 12 minutes A = (30) (60) = 1800
It will take Jay and Bong 1.2 hours or 1
Check:
hour and 12 minutes to paint the wall
(60-10) (30+8) = 1800+100
together.
(50) (38) = 1900

The dimensions of the rectangle are

9. Medication is available in 25mg/5ml.
60 ft. (length) x 30 ft. (width).
The doctor orders 100 mg, how
many ml should the patient receive?

100÷25x5 = 20 ml

The patient should receive 20 ml.

10. The length of a rectangle is twice its

width. If the length is decreased by
10 ft. and the width increased by 8ft.,
the area is increased by 100 sq. ft.
What are the dimensions of the
rectangle?

Let L = length
W = width
A = Area