Algebra Jumble

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When its digits are reversed, a particular positive two-digit integer is increased by 20%. What is the original number? John divided his souvenir hat pins into two piles. The two piles had an equal number of pins. He gave his brother one-half of one-third of one pile. John had 66 pins left. How many pins did John originally have? Dene a#b = ab a + b 8 for all real numbers a and b. x #3 = 37. What is the value of x ? The sum of four consecutive odd integers is 112. What is the greatest of the four integers? The sequence 24, a, b, c , 60 is arithmetic. What is the value of a + b + c ? What is the value of n such that 10 = 10
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The ratio of boys to girls at Boston Middle School is 5 to 4. If the number of boys involved in team sports is 135, then how many girls must be involved in team sports to maintain the same ratio? Each letter represents a non-zero digit. What is the value of t ?
c +o =u u+n =t t +c =s o + n + s = 12

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Answer Sheet - Algebra Jumble

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45 ID: [C422] 72 pins ID: [31D2] 21 ID: [52A2] 31 ID: [5003] 126 ID: [B123] 33 ID: [3BC3] 108 girls ID: [30D4] 6 ID: [33A4]