1.- The sum of the digits of a 2-digit number is 7.

When the digits are reversed the

number is increased by 27. Find the number.
Sol.: 5 and 2

2.- Jerry was 1/3 as young as his grandfather 15 years ago. If the sum of their ages is
110, how old is Jerry's grandfather?
Sol.:35 and 75

3.- The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 16 cm longer than the shortest side and 2 cm
longer than the remaining side. Find the dimensions of this triangle.
Sol.: 10, 24, 26

4.- Frank’s Specially Coffees makes a house blend from two types of coffee beans, one
selling for $9.05 per pound, and the other selling for $6.25 per pound. If he makes 15
pounds of house blend and sells them for $7.37 per pound, how many pounds of each
type of coffee does he need to make his house blend?
Sol.: 8,5 and 6,5

5.- In a Computers shop there are two packages of discs, both packages cost 12 € each
one. We don´t know how many discs are there in each package, but we know that in
the first one there are 10 cds less than in the second one, and so, each cd from the first
is 60 cts more expensive than each cd from the second. How many cds are there in
each package and what is the price of each cd?
Sol.: 40 and 50

6.- The fivefold of the coins I have got in my pocket minus 3 is less than this coins plus
one. But the double of the coins is less than that coins plus two. How many coins do I
have?
Sol.: (1,2)

7.- The product of two consecutive integer is the double of the lowest integer plus 12.
What are the integers?
Sol.: 4 and 5 or -3 or -2

8.- A salesman wants to give his employees a gratification. He notices that if he gives
80€ each one, there are 40 € left, but he gives 85 € each one, he needs 35€ more. How
many employees does he have? How much money does he want to distribute?
Sol.: 15 employees and 1240 €

9.- Calculate the dimensions of a rectangle whose diagonal measures 13 cm, and its
área is less than 60 cm2.
Sol.: 12 and 5
10.- The difference between the base of a rectangle and its height is 14 cm. If the base
decreases in 8 cm, and the height increases in 6 cm, the área is 64 cm2 less than
before. Calculate its dimensions.
Sol.: 50 and 64