Paper 1

Equations and Inequalities

1. The sum of two consecutive numbers is 400. Find the two numbers.

2. The sum of three consecutive odd integers is 51. Find the middle integer.

3. The length of the rectangle is 5 cm less than twice its width. If the perimeter of the
rectangle is 80 cm, find the dimensions of the rectangle.

4. If 5 times a number is increased by 4, the result is 19. Find the number.

5. A full year club membership costs $ 325 with no extra cost. A monthly membership
costs $ 100 and $ 30 as service tax. Which membership is cheaper and by how much?

6. Ninety-six golf balls were picked up at the driving range and placed into two buckets.
One bucket has twenty-eight more balls than the other bucket. How many golf balls are in
each bucket?
7. A basketball team played thirty-two games and won three times as many games as it lost.
How many games did the team win?

8. The sum of three numbers is fifty-eight. The second number is four more than the first
number and the third number is eight more than the second number. What are the numbers?

9. Three children each contributed toward a birthday present for their mother. The oldest
contributed three times as much as the youngest, while the second oldest contributed 50
cents more than the youngest. If the present costs $10.50, how much did each contribute?

10. Jennifer’s telephone service costs $30 per month plus $0.15 for each local call. Long
distance calls are extra. Last month, her bill was $63.50, and it included $18.50 in long
distance charges. How many local calls did she make?