Homework

Problem 1:

A student chose a number, multiplied it by 2, then subtracted 138 from the

result and got 102. What was the number he chose?

Solution:
Let xx be the number he chose, then
2⋅x−138=1022⋅x−138=102
2x=2402x=240
x=120x=120

Problem 2:
I chose a number and divide it by 5. Then I subtracted 154 from the result and
got 6. What was the number I chose?

Solution:
Let xx be the number I chose, then
x5−154=6x5−154=6
x5=160x5=160
x=800x=800

Problem 3:

The distance between two towns is 380 km. At the same moment, a passenger
car and a truck start moving towards each other from different towns. They
meet 4 hours later. If the car drives 5 km/hr faster than the truck, what are
their speeds?

Solution:
The main idea used in this kind of problems is that the distance equals speed
multiplied by time:
S=V⋅tS=V⋅t
V (km/hr) t (hr) S (km)
Car x+5 4 4(x +5)
Truck X 4 4x
4(x+5)+4x=3804(x+5)+4x=380
4x+4x=380−204x+4x=380−20
8x=3608x=360
x=3608x=3608
x=45x=45
Therefore the truck's speed is 4545 km/hr, and the car's speed is 5050 km/hr.