Multiple problem solving questions

1. A stick 24m long is cut into two pieces such that one is 6m longer than the other. Find the lenght of the shorter piece. Show equation.

2. Brian Ran 2km less than Tom They ran a total distance of 12km. Find how far each boy ran. Show equations.

3. Marie ran twice as far as Brenda. They ran a total distance of 12km. Find how far each girl ran. show equations.

4.Joan's jump was longer than enid's jump by 15cm. Joan's jump was 1.04 times as long as Enid's jump. How far did each person jump? Show equations

5. An 18m log is cut into 2 pieces. The longer piece is 3m shorter than twice the shorter piece. How long is shorter piece? show equations

6. In a cross country marathon, Jack and ted ran a total of 81km . Ted ran 5km farter than jack. How far did each boy run? show equations

7. Marie ran twice as far as brenda. They ran a total distance of 18km. How far did brenda run? show equations

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1. 9m
2. 5km and 7km
3. 4km and 8km.
4. 3.75m
5. 7m
6. 38km and 43km
7. 6km.

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I won't do your homework for you. But I'll give you some hints.

1) 24 = S + L; L = S+6;

2) B = T-2; B+T=12

3) M = 2B; B+M = 12;

and they all use more or less the same equation type.