Ch 4 Linear Equation in one unknown

1. Solve the following equations. (a)

2m 1 1 =m+ 5 20

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Ans. m = 4
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(b)

y =1 2

Ans.

y =

2.

"hen a nu#$er is a%%e% to Ans. )he nu#$er is 5.

4 of itself& it equals '. (in% the nu#$er. 5

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+iven that * au%io ta,es an% 2 vi%eo ta,es together -ost .*!0. /f the -ost of the vi%eo ta,es is * ti#es that of the au%io ta,es& fin% the -ost of ea-h t0,e of ta,es. Ans. )he -ost of an au%io ta,e is .40 an% the -ost of a vi%eo ta,e is .120. Solve the following equations. (a) (b)
q * =q 2 8 5x 2 x + * 2x = * ! 2 *

4.

Ans. q 1 12 Ans. x 1 2

5.

)he length of a re-tangular fiel% e2-ee%s its $rea%th $0 * #. /f its ,eri#eter is !! #& fin% the length an% $rea%th. Ans. )he $rea%th is 15 # an% the length is 18 #. A su# of .8*0 was %istri$ute% a#ong *5 -hil%ren& ea-h -hil% over 10 0ears age re-eive% .25 an% those $elow 10 0ears got . 1! ea-h. 3ow #an0 -hil%ren were over 10 0ears of age4 Ans. )he nu#$er of -hil%ren over 10 0ears is *0. A $us leaves 5angkok an% travels east. Si#ultaneousl0 another $us leaves fro# the sa#e s,ot towar%s west. )he %istan-e travelle% $0 the first $us is *0 k# less than the twi-e of the %istan-e travelle% $0 the se-on% $us& an% the two $uses are **! k# a,art. (in% the %istan-e travelle% $0 ea-h $us. Ans. )he %istan-e travelle% $0 the first $us is 214 k# an% the %istan-e travelle% $0 the se-on% $us is 122 k#.

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A -hil% gets a fi2e% a#ount of ,o-ket #one0 ever0 #onth. /f he saves

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#one0 in ea-h of the first two #onths an% s,en%s .125 onl0 in the thir% #onth& the total savings is .55 after three #onths. (in% the a#ount of #onthl0 ,o-ket #one0. Ans. 3is #onthl0 ,o-ket #one0 is .100. '. )hree ,ri6es worth . '!0 are given in a ,art0. )he value of the se-on% ,ri6e is value

4 * of the value of the first ,ri6e an% the value of the thir% ,ri6e is of the 5 4

of the se-on% ,ri6e. (in% the value of ea-h ,ri6e. Ans. )he values of the first& se-on% an% thir% ,ri6e are .400& .*20 an% .240 res,e-tivel0. 10. "hen *& 5 an% 15 are a%%e% to a nu#$er& then the twi-e of the su# of first an% thir% nu#$ers is larger than the se-on% nu#$er $0 121. (in% the nu#$er. Ans. )he nu#$er is *0. 11. A -ertain nu#$er of a,,les are %istri$ute% a#ong ,oor -hil%ren. /f * a,,les are given to ea-h of the#& 80 a,,les re#ain an% if 4 a,,les are %istri$ute% to ea-h of the#& there is a shortage of *0 a,,les. (in% the nu#$ers of -hil%ren an% a,,les. Ans. )he nu#$er of -hil%ren is 110 an% the nu#$er of a,,les is 410.