45 30, Lixin is thinking of a number If she multiplies the number by 2 and adds 14 tothe result, the answer isthe same as if she multiplies the number by 4 and subtracts 8 from the result (@_Letthe number be x. Write an equation in terms of x. (ii) Solve the equation : (Gi) Find the result | BLL The numerator of a fraction is 1 less than the denominator. If Raj adds 1 to the numerator and adds 2 : to the denominator, the faction is 3, when express in its simplest form. Find the original faction | 32, A woman is now 8 times as old as her son Michael. Two years ago, she was 15 times as old as Michael. | (If Michael is years old now, write down, in terms of x, the woman's present age. (Gi). Write down an expression, in terms of x, for Michael's age two years ago. (ii) Form an equation in x and solve it j o (iv) Find the woman's age in 5 years’ time. 33, Bihan cycles from home for x km at 9 knvh to the MRT station. He waited for 3 minutes before catching the next MRT train, The MRT train travels at an average speed of 60 km/h, He walks for ; km at an average speed of 6 knv/h before reaching his school. The distance from his home to the school by the above route is 12 km and the total time he spent is 28 minutes. - Express, in terms of x the time he spent cycling from home to the MRT station (ii) Find the distance travelled by Ethan when he was travelling to school using the MRT. (i) Form an equation in.x and solve it 34, Aman bought x apples and twice as many oranges. He also bought 5 pears fewer than apples. Each apple costs, 40 cents, each orange cost 30 cents and each pear cost 80 cents IF the man spent a total of $77, find rea! © the value of x, vd 1) @ GH theamount of money he spent on buying the pears, 35. A restaurant owner bought some ducks which cost $7.50 each, some chickens which cost $3.80 each and some geese which cost $12.80 each. The number of chickens bought is three times the number of ducks and the number of geese is half the number of ducks. Ifthe restaurant owner paid a total of $607.20, find the number of geese bought. Des, me the caarrers A