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2) Assignment 9: Problem Solving

Name: Marife M. Plaza

Section: BSEDEN 1-1

Instruction: Place your written solutions to the following problems on this template.

Due Date: December 18 (Friday) 11:59 PM. (25 total points)

1. Given a literal equation I = Prt, solve for r.

2. Investment Problem. Cheska has P6,000 invested at 5% and 6%. How many pesos
would she have to invest at 6% so that her total interest per year would be equal to
P320?
3. Coin Problem. A coin purse contains 5c, 10c, and 25c coins. The number of 10c-
coins is three times as many 5c-coins and the 25c-coins is two more than the 10c-coins.
If the total value of its contents is P4.90, how many of each kind of coins are in the
purse?
4. Motion Problem. Mrs. Altares boarded a bus bound for Baguio at exactly 4 am.
After one and one-half hours, her husband followed driving the family car at 75 mph.
Assuming that the bus was traveling at an average speed of 50 mph, at what time
would Mr. Altares’ car overtake the bus?
5. Work Problem. Jun can finish an accounting work in 8 hrs. Leo can finish the same
work in 6 hrs. After 2 hours of working together, Jun left Leo for lunch and Leo
finished the job. How long does it take Leo to finish the job?