Work Problems : Problem Solving Examples

Work Problems : Problem Solving Examples

 DISCUSSION #24: Quiz tomorrow (age problem, mixture problem and work problem)

Problem1: How much copper and how much iron should be added to 100lbs of an alloy containing 25% copper a
40% iron in order to obtain an alloy containing 30% copper and 50% iron?

a.) 27.5lbs Fe and 47.5lbs Cu b.) 27.5lbs Cu & 47.5lbs Fe

c.) 25.7lbs Fe and 45.7lbs Cu d.) 25.7lbs Cu & 45.7lbs Fe

 DISCUSSION #24: Quiz tomorrow (age problem, mixture problem and work problem)

Problem4: A piece of work can be done by George in 10hrs. His friend John can do it in 15hrs only. If George
worked for 3 hours and John work for 5 hours, how much longer will they have to work together to complete the
job?
 DISCUSSION #24: Quiz tomorrow (age problem, mixture problem and work problem)

Problem3: Cecille is 26 years old and her friend Ysabel is 22 years old. How many years ago was Cecille’s age twice
that of Ysabel’s?
 DISCUSSION #24: Quiz tomorrow (age problem, mixture problem and work problem)

Problem5: Six years ago, Jack was five times as old as Riza. In five years, Jack will be three times as old as Riza. How old
is Riza today?
DISCUSSION #23: Continuation...Work Problems
DISCUSSION #23: Continuation...Work Problems
 DISCUSSION#25: continuation... Quadratic Equations

Problem1: Solve this by completing the squares

Solution:

Problem2: Solve this by completing the squares

Solution:
 DISCUSSION#26: Word problems in quadratic equations

Problem1: Find two consecutive integers whose product is 506.

Criston B. Dingding that is wrong... that answer must be 22 and 23.... or the other set is -23 and -22
 DISCUSSION#26: Word problems in quadratic equations

Problem2: Find two positive consecutive odd integers whose product is 1023.
 DISCUSSION#26: Word problems in quadratic equations

Problem3: The lengths of the sides of a triangle are consecutive odd numbers. What is
the length of the longest side if the perimeter is 45?

longest side is 17, Longest side is x=13+4, x=17

 DISCUSSION#26: Word problems in quadratic equations

Problem4: The sum of an odd integer and twice its consecutive is 3757. Find the integer.

Problem5: The sum of the first and third of three consecutive integers is 131 less than three
times the second integer. Find the sum of the integers.

Sum = x + (x +1) + (x+2) = 130 + 131+132 = 393

 DISCUSSION#30: Practice Problems Analytic Geometry

Problem3:

Solve: What is the equation of the line passing through (1,2) and making an angle of 45 degrees with the x-axis?
 DISCUSSION#30: Practice Problems Analytic Geometry

Problem4:

Solve: What is the equation of the line passing through (1.-5) and (-8,-3)
 DISCUSSION#30: Practice Problems Analytic Geometry

Problem5:

Solve: What is the equation of the line passing through the origin and (1,10)
 DISCUSSION#30: Practice Problems Analytic Geometry

Problem6:

Solve: What is the equation of the line passing through the origin ang having a slope of 3/4.