Test 071221

1. The sum of 3 consecutive odd numbers is 177. Find the numbers – 57,59,61
2. A man is 32 years older than his son. Ten years ago he was 3 times as old as his son was then.
Find the present age of the son. – 16
3. A sparrow flies to see a friend at a speed of 4 kms/hr. His friend is out, so the sparrow
immediately returns home at a speed of 5 kms/hr. The complete journey took 54 minutes. How
far away does his friend live – 9km
4. A motorist buys 24 litres of petrol and 5 litres of oil for 10.70 dollars, while another motorist
buys 18 litres of petrol and 10 litres of oil for 12.40 dollars. Find the cost of 1 litre of petrol –
$0.3 and oil is $0.7/l
5. The line, with equation y = mx + c passes through (1,5) and (3,1). Find a and c.
6. A straight line passes through the points (2,4) and (-1,-5). Find its equation.
7. A man bought a certain number of golf balls for 20 dollars. If each ball had cost 20 cents less, he
could have bought 5 more for the same money. How many golf balls did he buy ? – 20 balls