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The age of Noelle’s dad is $_6$_ less than $_3$_ times Noelle’s age. The sum of their ages is $_74$_. Find their ages.
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Jason burned 1,400 calories Friday playing 1 hour of basketball and canoeing for 2 hours. On Saturday, he spent 2 hours playing basketball and 3 hours canoeing and burned 2,500 calories. How many calories did he burn per hour when playing basketball?
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Marcus can drive his boat 24 miles down the river in 2 hours but takes 3 hours to return upstream. Find the rate of the boat in still water and the rate of the current.
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The sum of two numbers is negative thirty-two. One number is two less than the other.
Call the numbers m and n.
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Bob left home, riding his bike at a rate of 10mph to go to the lake. Cheryl, his wife, left 45 minutes ( 0.75 hour) later, driving her car at a rate of 25mph. How long will it take Cheryl to catch up to Bob?
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Becca is stringing a 28-foot floral garland along the 2 sides and top of a rectangular pergola to prepare for a wedding. The height of the pergola is 4 feet less than the width. Find the height and width of the pergola.
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During two years in college, a student earned $9,500. The second year, she earned $500 more than twice the amount she earned the first year.
Call the amount that the student earned in the first year f and the amount she earned in the second year s.
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Darrin is hanging 200 feet of Christmas garland on the fencing that encloses his rectangular front yard. The length is 5 feet less than 5 times the width. Find the length and width of the fencing. Give the measurements in decimal form.
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Daniela invested a total of $50,000, some in a certificate of deposit (CD) and the remainder in bonds. The amount invested in bonds was $5,000 more than twice the amount she put into the CD. How much did she invest in each account?
Call the amount that Daniela invested in the CD d and the amount she invested in bonds b.
Note: Do not use the dollar sign or commas when entering numbers.
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Six times a number plus twice a second number is four. Twice the first number plus four times the second number is eighteen.
Call the first number m and the second number n.
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June needs 45 gallons of punch for a party and has 2 different coolers to carry it in. The bigger cooler is 5 times as large as the smaller cooler. How many gallons can each cooler hold? Enter the answers in decimal form.
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Gail bought 5 pounds of oranges and 2 pounds of bananas for $14. Her husband later bought 3 pounds of oranges and 6 pounds of bananas for $18. What was the cost per pound of the oranges and the bananas?
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A small jet can fly 1,435 miles in 5 hours with a tailwind but only 1,215 miles in 5 hours into a headwind. Find the speed of the jet in still air and the speed of the wind.
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Felecia left her home to visit her daughter, driving 45mph. Her husband waited for the dog sitter to arrive and left home 20 minutes, or 13 hour later. He drove 55mph to catch up to Felecia. How long before he reaches her?
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Two angles are supplementary. The measure of the larger angle is 4 more than 3 times the measure of the smaller angle. Find the measures of both angles.
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The difference of two complementary angles is 17 degrees. Find the measures of the angles.
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The age of Noelle’s dad is $_6$_ less than $_3$_ times Noelle’s age. The sum of their ages is $_74$_. Find their ages.
Answer: Noelle:20, Noelle’s Dad:54…Please click the icon below to purchase full solution at $10