1--A piece of rope 60 m long is cut into two pieces so that the longest piece is twice the length of the shorter. How long are the two pieces.
2--Mario is 18 years older than Joshua. If the sum of their ages is 46 years, how old is each?
3--Jeff wants to make an A in his math course this semester. To do so he must have an average of 90 or above. If his test scores this semester are 88 91 and 95 what is the score that he would need on his final test to attain an average of exactly 90?
4--Frank's electric bill for the month of March was $85.78. The electric company charges a flat mothly fee of $20.00 for service plus $0.14 per kilowatt-hour of electricity used. Approximately how many kilowatt-hours of electricity did Frank use in March?
5--The Mighty Mites scored 39 points in their basketball game on Saturday. This was one point less than twice what their opponent scored. Find the umber of points scored by their opponent.
6--The Perry brothers Jim and gaylord were natives of North Carolina and were outstanding pitchers in the major leagues durng the 1960s and 70s. Together they won 529 games. Gaylord wo 99 more games than Jim. How many games did each win?
7--The sum of three consecutive integers is 87. What are the three integers?
8--Are there three consecutive integers whose sum is 100? Explain your answer.
9--The sum of three consecutive odd integers is 1503. What are the integers?
2--Mario is 18 years older than Joshua. If the sum of their ages is 46 years, how old is each?
3--Jeff wants to make an A in his math course this semester. To do so he must have an average of 90 or above. If his test scores this semester are 88 91 and 95 what is the score that he would need on his final test to attain an average of exactly 90?
4--Frank's electric bill for the month of March was $85.78. The electric company charges a flat mothly fee of $20.00 for service plus $0.14 per kilowatt-hour of electricity used. Approximately how many kilowatt-hours of electricity did Frank use in March?
5--The Mighty Mites scored 39 points in their basketball game on Saturday. This was one point less than twice what their opponent scored. Find the umber of points scored by their opponent.
6--The Perry brothers Jim and gaylord were natives of North Carolina and were outstanding pitchers in the major leagues durng the 1960s and 70s. Together they won 529 games. Gaylord wo 99 more games than Jim. How many games did each win?
7--The sum of three consecutive integers is 87. What are the three integers?
8--Are there three consecutive integers whose sum is 100? Explain your answer.
9--The sum of three consecutive odd integers is 1503. What are the integers?
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1. The long piece is 40 m, the short piece is 20 m.
2. One is 14, the other is 32.
3. He would need a 86.
4. Approximately 469.86 kilowatt-hours.
5. The opponent scored 20 points.
6. One won 215 games, the other won 314.
7. 28+29+30
8. There is not. The closest is 32+33+34=99, but when shifted each one number, 33+34+35=102.
9. 500+501+502
2. One is 14, the other is 32.
3. He would need a 86.
4. Approximately 469.86 kilowatt-hours.
5. The opponent scored 20 points.
6. One won 215 games, the other won 314.
7. 28+29+30
8. There is not. The closest is 32+33+34=99, but when shifted each one number, 33+34+35=102.
9. 500+501+502