Age Problem 6

This is a Algebra age word problem question that was asked by a anonymous guest which asked, "Bob is one third the age of his father. In 12 years he will be half the age of his father. How old is each now?"


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Work Problem 6

This is a algebra work word problem which was asked in the Ask A Question section that asked: "A mother can rake a yard in 90 minutes and her daughter can do it in 60 minutes.If the mother rakes for 15 minutes before her daughter joins her,how long will it take them to finish the work? "


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Plane Geometric Figure Problem 2

This is algebra plane geometric figure problem that was asked in the Ask A Question section which read: "The length of the second side of a triangle is four less than three times the length of the first side. The length of the third side is one more than the length of the first side. If the perimeter of the triangle is 37 feet, what is the length of the first side?"

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Finance Problem 2

This is a finance algebra word problem which was posted in the Ask A Question section which read: "A local furniture store is selling all $850 mattresses at 35% off. Alyssa is buying a mattress and has a coupon for an additional 10% off the sale price. What will Alyssa pay for her mattress? "

Finance Problem 2 SOLUTION HERE

Coin Problem 6

This is a algebra coin problem that was posted in the Ask A Question section which read: "a stack of pennies and dimes has a total value of $2.31. how many dimes are in the stack if there are twice as many dimes as pennies?"


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Number Problem 10

This is a algebra number word problem asked in the "Ask A Question" section which read: "Find 3 consecutive even integers such that 4 times the first is decreased by the second is 12 more than twice the third. "


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Age Problem 5

This is a new age algebra word problem that was asked by a anonymous visitor which read, "Pol is 10 years younger than Greg. In 7 years, he will be 10 years more than one half as old as Greg. Find their age at present. Help me solve it."

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Work Problem 5

The following was a question a anonymous visitor asked: Jim can fill a pool carrying buckets of water in 30 minutes. Sue can do the same job in 45 minutes. Tony can do the same job in 1 ½ hours. How quickly can all three fill the pool together?



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Time and Distance Problem 12

This is a algebra time and distance problem asked by an anonymous user in the ask a question section which stated,

"A boat travels 10 km upstream and 10 km back. The time for the round trip is 10 hrs. The speed of the stream is 4 km/hr. What is the speed of the boat in still water? Can someone help? I need it as a decimal."


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Number Problem 9

This is a algebra number word problem which was asked by a anonymous person in the ask question section which read, "One number is 5 more than another.their sum is 53.what are the two numbers?"


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Number Problem 8

This is a new Algebra number word problem submitted by George in the "Ask A Question" section . The problem read:



"The ratio of 16 more than a number to 12 less than that number is 1 to 3. What is the number?"




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Finance Problem 1

An anonymous poster recently asked the following algebra finance word problem:

"An employee's new salary is $19,110 after getting a 5% raise. What was the salary before the increase in pay?"



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Time and Distance Problem 11

This is another algebra time and distance word problem which was asked by another anonymous user on the "Algebra Word Problem Questions" post. The question read:

"Alexis left Miami and drove at a speed of 20 kph. Thomas left 3 hours later, from the same point, and drove at a speed of 30 kph. How long will it take Thomas to catch up to Alexis?"



Time and distance problem 11 solution here

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