‘The sum of three consecutive integers is 72, What is the largest ofthese thrce integers? EXAMPLE 2: One number is 3 times another numer. If they sum to 44, what is the larger of the wo ‘numbers? EXAMPLE 3: What is a ntimber such that the square of the number is equal to 2.7% of its reciprocal? EXAMPLE 4: Albert is 7 years older than Henry. In 5 years, Albert will be twice as old as Henry. How old. is Albert now? EXAMPLE &: Jake can run 60 yards per minute. Amy can run 120 yards per minute for the first 10 minutes _ ut then slows doyinto 20 yards per minate thereafter If they start running a the same time after how ‘many minates tw both Jake and Amy have ran the same distance, assuming f > 10? EXAMPLE 6: Ata pharmaceutical company, research equipment must be shared among the scientists. ‘There is one microscope for every 4 scientists, one centrifuge for every 3 scientists, and one freezer for ‘every 2acientists. If theres a total of52 pieces of research equipment at this company how many scientists are there? EXAMPLE 7: Mark and Kevin own t and 3 of the books on shelf respetively. Lori owns the rest ofthe ‘books. If Kevin owns 9 more books than Mark, how many books does Lori own? EXAMPLES: A group of friends wants to split the cost of renting a cabin equally IFeach friend pays $130, they will have $10 too much. If each friend pays $120, they will have $50 too little. How much does it cost to rent the cabin?