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Saturday, November 14, 2009

Work Problem 4

The following is a algebra work word problem submitted by a anonymous guest: "Joe and Jim paint a house. Joe can paint it alone in 5 days, Jim in 8 days. They start to paint it together but after 2 days Jim stops. How long will Joe finish it alone?"

Answer here! **Updated**




Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Number Problem 7

In this Algebra number word problem, a person asked via the "ask a question" post :

If the Numerator and Denominator of a certain fraction are both increased by 3, the resulting fraction equals 2/3. If the Numerator and Denominator are both decreased by 2, the resulting fraction equals 1/2. Determine the fraction.


Number problem 7 solution




Saturday, September 12, 2009

Mixture Problem # 6

In this Algebra word problem number 6 (technically a mixture problem although it involves money it uses the same strategy as a mixture problem to solve), a anonymous user asked..

"If a merchant has two types of tea, one worth $2.70 per kilogram and the other worth $3.00 per kilogram, how many kilograms of each type should the merchant use in order to produce 30 kilograms of a blend that is worth $2.95 per kilogram?"

Mixture Problem 6 Solution here




Time and Distance Problem 10

In this algebra time and distance word problem a anonymous commenter asked the following under the ask your own question post ....

"Junior's boat will go 15 miles per hour in still water. If he can go 12 miles downstream in the same amount of time as it takes to go 9 miles upstream then what is the speed of the current?"


Time and Distance Problem 10 Solution




Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Time and Distance Problem 9

This is a new time and distance algebra word problem submitted by a anonymous guest on the Algebra Word Problem Questions Post.

"if I walked 9 laps around a track. One lap is 1312 ft. I walked at a rate of 4 miles an hour. how many minutes did it take me to walk 9 laps"


Answer here




Monday, August 3, 2009

Algebra Word Problem Questions

Ask a algebra word problem question here. Time and distance problems, coin, lever, plane geometric figure, age, mixture, finance, work, etc word problems are welcome and I will present the problem and answer as a post on this blog. Other visitors can also try to solve the problem as well before I do. Enjoy!




Sunday, August 2, 2009

Plane Geometric Figure Problem 1

In this plane geometric figure algebra word problem we have to "find the dimension of a rectangle whose length is 9 less than twice its width if the perimeter is 120 cm." which was submitted by a visitor on the Algebra Word Problem Help post.


Plane Geometric Figure Problem 1 Solution here






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