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This document contains 14 multi-part math word problems. The problems cover a wide range of algebra topics including expressions, equations, ratios, proportions and word problems. Most problems require setting up and solving equations to find unknown values.

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Homework 3

This document contains 14 multi-part math word problems. The problems cover a wide range of algebra topics including expressions, equations, ratios, proportions and word problems. Most problems require setting up and solving equations to find unknown values.

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1) Consider the eight numbers

1
0, -15, 1, 1 , 7 , 9 , 10, 13, 27
2
Write down
(i) the prime numbers.
(ii) the irrational number.
Draw the number line to represent natural numbers >3 but  8 in the
space provided.

2) Bus number 238 and bus number 232 arrive at the same bus stop at
07 00. The frequency of bus number 238 is 8 minutes while the
frequency of bus number 232 is 12 minutes. What is the next time
bus number 232 and bus number 238 will arrive together at the same
bus stop again?

3) Evaluate the following

i) 24  (2)  100

ii) 4  25  2  0
iii)
[161 ÷ (63 – 56)  (41) ] ÷ (27 – 23)2
iv) 28   17   5

v) 56  8  126   6

vi) 4  7  12  15   13 6

4) Evaluate the following


(a) 1 11
5 2
4 14
(b)  1 1 7
5  3  2  
 2 4 8
(c) 5 2
3

3    9
8 3
5) Express the following correct to two significant figures
(a) 786.71
(b) 0.06059

6) Simplify the following expressions:


1
(i) 5 x  [2 x  y  (4 x  6 y)]
2
2(4a  3b) a  b
(ii) 
3 5
3 2
(iii) a  a  4a 2
7
3 y  4x 2x  4 y
(iv) 2 x  
3 5

7) Solve 5x – 3(4x - 3) = -2(2x + 1).

x  10 x  3 2 x  11
8) Solve the equation   .
3 4 2

9) Peter is x years old now. His sister Penny is 7 years younger than him.
His father, David, is 4 years older than three times of Peter’s age. The
sum of all their ages is 57 years.

(i) Write down an expression for Penny’s age in terms of x.


(ii) Write down an expression for David’s age in terms of x.
(iii) Form an equation in terms of x, connecting their ages.

10) A boy’s age, x, is one-seventh the age of his father. Write an


expression for the father’s age in terms of his son’s age.

11) A man can paint a house in x days. Write an expression for the part
of the house that he can paint in one day.

12) Subtract the sum of (a2 + 5ab + b2) and (2a2 - 4ab + 5b2) from the
sum of (5a2 - 7ab - 4b2) and (7a2 -2ab + 3b2).
13) When 36 is added to twice a number, the result is 228.
Find the number.
14) A man has just enough money to buy either 30 chickens or 20 ducks. 1 chicken costs
$c, and 1 duck costs $d. If he wants to buy equal number of chickens and ducks, he
can buy x of each with the money.
(i) Write an equation relating c and d. [1]
(ii) Express c in terms of d. [1]
(iii) Find, in terms of d, the amount of money he has. [1]
(iv) Find, in terms of d and x, the total cost of x chickens and x ducks. [1]
(v) Form an equation to solve for the value of x. Find x. [3]

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