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Problem Solving

This document provides examples of different types of math word problems involving systems of linear equations, mixtures, rates, time, distance, money, and geometry. It includes 14 separate math word problems ranging from finding two numbers given their sum and difference, to mixing solutions of different concentrations, to calculating speeds upstream and downstream. The problems demonstrate a variety of techniques for setting up and solving equations from real-world scenarios.

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Problem Solving

This document provides examples of different types of math word problems involving systems of linear equations, mixtures, rates, time, distance, money, and geometry. It includes 14 separate math word problems ranging from finding two numbers given their sum and difference, to mixing solutions of different concentrations, to calculating speeds upstream and downstream. The problems demonstrate a variety of techniques for setting up and solving equations from real-world scenarios.

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Problem Solving

SYSTEMS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS


Problem Solving
• How to solve: • The sum of two numbers is 63. Their
• Identify the given and unknowns, use two difference is 19. Find the two numbers.
variables if needed.
• Create equation/s
• Solve the equations simultaneously
• Check your answer
Problem Solving
• Admission prices of basketball game
where P450 for adults and P300 for
children. The total receipts for the game
is P196, 950. Tickets were sold to 454
people. How many adults and how many
children watch the game?
Problem Solving
• A pharmacist needs 100 liters of 50%
alcohol solution. She has on hand 30% and
80% alcohol solution on hand.
Problem Solving
• Two cars start from position 400
kilometers apart and travel towards each
other. They meet after 4 hours. Find the
speed of each car if one travels 20 kph
faster than the others.
Number Problems
• A certain number is three times as large as
the second number. Their sum is 96. What
are the two numbers?
Number Problem
• Two
  angles have sum of . The difference
is . Find the angles.
Geometric Problems
• A rectangle is twice as long as its width. If its
perimeter is 60 centimeters, what is the
dimensions of the rectangle?
Number Problem
• The perimeter of a triangle is 21
centimeters. If the two sides are equal
and the third side is 3 centimeters longer
than one of the equal sides, find the
length of the three sides.
Money Problems
• A person deposits 154 coins, consisting of 1-
and 5-peso coins, in a bank amounting to
P466. How many of each currency are
there?
Money Problem
• An artist bought large canvases at P70
each and some small ones at P40 each,
paying P2190.Altogether, the artist
bought 39 canvases, how many of each
size were bought?
Mixture Problems
• A 40% potassium iodide solution is to be
mixed with a 70% solution to get 60 liters of
50% solution. How many liters of each
solution is needed for this mixture?
Mixture Problem
• How many barrels of olives worth P400
per barrel must be mixed with olives
worth P900 per barrel to get 80 barrels
of mixture worth P775 per barrel. How
many barrels of each type should be
used?
Distance Problems
• A farmer drives a tractor from one town to
another at a distance of 120km. He drives
10kph faster in the return trip, cutting 1
hour off the time. How fast does he drive
each way?
Mixture Problem
• A boat takes 3 hours to go to 24
kilometers upstream, and it can go 36
kilometers downstream in the same
time. Find the speed of the current and
speed of the boat in still water.

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