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Examples of Different Types of Problems Number Problems The sum'of two numbers is 26. Twice one number plus tire€ times the other is 64. Find the numba Interest Problems remainder at 7%. After one year the ted at each rate?? The stu council invested $4000, part at 6% annual interest and t total inte: t from these investments was $250, How much was inve Mixture Problems When 20 bolts are placed in a box the total mass is 340 g. W is 760g. Find the mass of the box and the mass of each bolt. n there are 48 bolts in the box the total mass Coin Problems A vending machine contains $27.70 made up of dimes and quarters. If there ate 199 coins in all, how many dimes and quarters are there? Measurement Problems In a certain isosceles triangle, to find the length of one of the equal sid subtract 3 em. If the perimeter of the triangle is 79 em, what are the dit you must double the base and nsions of the triangle? plications oF inear Systems Apply the solving systems methods to word problems. 1. Number type The sum of two numbers is 340 and their difference is 174. Find the numbers. 2. Coin Type A vending machine contains 132 coins in dimes and quarters, The value of the coins is $21.30. How many coins of each type are there? Recall: Interest is the amount of money earned or owed over a period of time. 3, Interest Type Mike invested $8000, part at 9% per annum and the remainder at 12% per annum, ‘After one year, the total interest earned on these investments was $810. How much did he invest at each rate? Try this! 4. Amovie theatre sold twice as many adult tickets as student tickets. The total sales were $2299. Tf adult tickets cost $7 and student tickets cost $5, how many of each was sold? AppliCations of Linear Systems Continued Age type Mike is seven years older than Jenny, The sum of their ages is 29. How old are they? Mixture Type A Chemistry student was asked to make 100L of 48% alcohol solution by volume by mixing 40% alcohol solution by volume and 60% alcohol solution by volume. How many litres of each must the student use? Page 1 of 2 Distance/Velocity/Time type where Vis the velocity, D is the distance, and T is the time Question: Jeanne took a trip from Brownsville to Montreal, a distance of 830 km. She travelled part of the way by bus and the rest of the way by plane. The bus averaged 40 km/h and the plane 500 km/h. The whole trip took 3.5 hours. How many hours did she spend travelling by each method?

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