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Section Test 3E (Refer to Book 1A Ch. 3 §3.4)

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3.4 Formulating Equations to Solve Problems

1. The result of multiplying 6 by k is 42. Find k. (2 marks)

2. Mandy has $450. After she buys 4 movie tickets, she has $70 left. Find the price of each ticket.
(3 marks)

3. Ben buys 12 balloons and 1 cake. The prices of each balloon and each cake are $p and $180
respectively.
(a) Express, in terms of p, the total amount that Ben needs to pay. (2 marks)

(b) If Ben gives the cashier $1 000 and the change is $460, find p. (3 marks)

4. Hailey has 11 candies while Richard has 35 candies originally. After Hailey and Richard buy
5 packs and 3 packs of candies respectively, they have the same number of candies. How many
candies are there in each pack? (4 marks)

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5. If the sum of three consecutive odd numbers is –21, find the smallest number. (4 marks)

6. Tina’s father is 46 years old now. 4 years ago, he was 6 times as old as Tina. Find the age of
Tina now. (4 marks)

7. The weight of a monkey is 4.3 kg more than 4 times that of a rabbit, while the weight of a
penguin is 9.8 kg less than 7 times that of the rabbit. It is given that the weights of the monkey
and the penguin are the same.
(a) Find the weight of the rabbit. (4 marks)

(b) Find the weight of the monkey. (3 marks)

8. There are some $5 and $2 coins in a bag. If the total number of coins is 12 and their total value
is $48, find the total value of the $5 coins. (4 marks)

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