Question 1

Andy Foll is 6 times as old as Mel Kaas. Andy is 15 years older than Mel. What is Mel's age?

Accepted Answer

11eb6926_6ec4_d8b3_bb3a_e1a389de1944_TB8249_00 6A - A = 15
5A = 15
A = 3

Question 2

Pens cost $6 per carton, and elastics cost $4 per carton. If an order comes in for a total of 12 cartons for $60, what was the specific number of cartons of pens as well as elastics?

Accepted Answer

11eb6926_6ec4_b1a2_bb3a_75ae5fad3688_TB8249_00 6P + 4(12-P)= 60
6P + 48 - 4P = 60
2P + 48 = 60
2P = 12
P = 6
12-P = 6

Question 3

JCP sold a pair of pants that was reduced by $12.00. The selling price was $48.00. What was the original price?

Accepted Answer

11eb6926_6ec5_ea30_bb3a_c780ec6ac685_TB8249_00 P - 12 = 48
P = 60

Question 4

Mick and Mack went to a supermarket and bought boxes of soap detergent. Mack could buy only four boxes, which was as much as Mick. How many boxes did Mick buy?
 $\frac {\text {1  }} { \text {5 } }$

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

The cost of oil is 6 times the cost of wood. The total bill for oil and wood is $700. What was the expense for each? A. Cost of oil; B. Cost of wood

Accepted Answer

11eb6926_6ec5_26d8_bb3a_5951b8e0895a_TB8249_00 6C + C = 700
7C = 700
C = 100
6C = 600

Question 6

Jarvis Co. sells thermometers ($3)and hot water bottles ($7). If total sales were $760 and customers bought 4 times as many thermometers as hot water bottles, what would be the number of each sold? (Let B = number of hot water bottles.)A. Number of Thermometers; B. Number of Bottles.

Accepted Answer

11eb6926_6ec5_9c0d_bb3a_03b13165babc_TB8249_00 12B + 7B = 760
19B = 760
B = 40
4B = 160

Question 7

1/5 of all sales were for cash. If cash sales were $4,000, what were total sales?

Accepted Answer

11eb6926_6ec4_637f_bb3a_5128e3c13fbf_TB8249_00 1/5 S = 4,000
S = 20,000

Question 8

Cecil budgets of his weekly salary for comic books. Cecil's weekly comic book bill is $30.00. What is his weekly salary?
 $\frac {\text { 1 }} { \text { 6} }$

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Louis is 6 times Mary's age. If the difference in their ages is 20, how old is Louis?

Accepted Answer

11eb6926_6ec4_8a90_bb3a_a703ad69559b_TB8249_00 6A - A = 20
5A = 20
A = 4
6(4)= 24

Question 10

Art Neuner and Paul Kosponato sell trucks for Blue Auto. Over the past year, they sold 240 trucks. Assuming Paul sells 7 times as many as Art, how many trucks did each sell? A. Number of trucks Art sold; B. Number of trucks Paul sold.

Accepted Answer

11eb6926_6ec4_d8b4_bb3a_ed3fab0f1676_TB8249_00 7T + T = 240
8T = 240
T = 30
7T = 210

Question 11

Erasers cost $5 per carton, and pencils cost $7 per carton. If an order comes in for a total of 15 cartons for $85, what number of cartons of each was bought?

Accepted Answer

11eb6926_6ec4_3c6c_bb3a_45c648f9acb0_TB8249_00 5 (15 - P)+ 7 P = 85
75 - 5 P + 7 P = 85
2 P = 10
P = 5
15 - P = 15 - 5 = 10

Question 12

At Miduale Electronics, the first shift produced 6 times as many items as the second shift. If total production was 4,900, what was the output for each shift? A. Output from first shift; B. Output from second shift.

Accepted Answer

11eb6926_6ec5_c31e_bb3a_572d0bdcdda5_TB8249_00 6S + S = 4,900
7S = 4,900
S = 700
6S = 6(700)= 4,200

Question 13

The Office Supply Store sells index card packs ($2)and boxes of pencils ($7). If total sales were $184 and customers bought 8 times as many index card packs as boxes of pencils, what would be the number of each sold?
A. Total number of index card packs; B. Total number boxes of pencils

Accepted Answer

11eb6926_6ec4_b1a1_bb3a_57e73260bab9_TB8249_00 16P + 7P = 184
23P = 184
P = 8
8P = 64

Question 14

Over the past month, 900 telephones were serviced. If Jill services 8 times as many phones as Rose, how many did each service? A. Number Jill serviced. B. Number Rose serviced

Accepted Answer

11eb6926_6ec4_637e_bb3a_9dcde038631e_TB8249_00 8T + T = 900
9T = 900
T = 100
8T = 800

Question 15

1/8 of all wood stoves are sold for cash. If cash sales were $2,200 for the week, what was the total of all sales? (Let S = sales.)

Accepted Answer

11eb6926_6ec4_ffc5_bb3a_cb1bb161c482_TB8249_00 = 2,200
 11eb6926_6ec4_ffc6_bb3a_b5df7597939a_TB8249_00 S = 17,600

Question 16

Melons cost $20 per crate, and apples cost $8 per crate. An order comes in for a total of 48 crates for $420. What was the number of crates of melons and apples? (Let crates of melons = M.)A. Number of crates of melons; B. Number of crates of apples.

Accepted Answer

11eb6926_6ec5_c31f_bb3a_c9535ce48727_TB8249_00 20M + 8 (48 - M)= 420
20M + 384 - 8M = 420
12M + 384 = 420
12M = 36
M = 3
48 - 3 = 45

Question 17

Jane weighs 12 pounds less than Shelley. Assuming Jane weighs 120 pounds, find Shelley's weight.

Accepted Answer

11eb6926_6ec5_4de9_bb3a_f95ca46beac0_TB8249_00 W - 12 = 120
W = 132

Question 18

Wrenches cost $50 per carton, and hammers cost $150 per carton. If an order comes in for a total of 60 cartons for $5,000, what was the number of cartons of wrenches as well as hammers?

Accepted Answer

11eb6926_6ec5_26d7_bb3a_153def4922c4_TB8249_00 50W + 150(60-W)= 5,000
50W + 9,000 - 150W = 5,000
-100W +9,000 = 5,000
-100W = -4,000
W = 40
60 - 40 = 20

Question 19

Momentum Electronics produces 4 times as many E-readers on shift 1 as it does on shift 2. If a total of 85 E-readers were produced, how many were made on shift 1?

Accepted Answer

11eb6926_6ec6_1141_bb3a_0b38258db793_TB8249_00 4X + X = 85
5X = 85
X = 17
4X = 4(17)= 68

Question 20

The Rand Co. produces 11 times as many rings on shift 1 as on shift 2. If a total of 12,000 rings were produced, how many were produced on each shift? A. Number produced on shift 1. B. Number produced on shift 2.

Accepted Answer

11eb6926_6ec4_3c6d_bb3a_71442da90462_TB8249_00 11R + R = 12,000
12R = 12,000
R = 1,000
11(1,000)= 11,000

Quiz 5: Solving for the Unknown: a How-To Approach for Solving Equations