Applications on Solving Linear Equations in One Unknown.

1. $350 is to be divided between Jones and Smith so that Jones will receive $25 more than Smith. How much does each
receive?

2. Find two consecutive even integers such that the square of the larger is 44 greater than the square of the smaller
integer.

3. How long will it take Jones and Smith, working together, to plow a field which Jones can plow alone in 5 days and
Smith, alone, in 8 days?

4. Aright triangle has sides whose lengths are three consecutive even integers. Find the lengths of the sides.

5. $9000 is to be invested, part at 6% interest, and part at 10% interest. How much should be invested at each rate if a
total return of 9% is desired?

6. A box with a square base and no top is to be made from a square piece of cardboard by cutting out a 3-inch square
from each corner and folding up the sides. If the box is to hold 75 cubic inches, what size piece of cardboard should be
used?

7. Two people have a walkie-talkie set with a range of mi. One of them starts walking at noon in an easterly direction, at
a rate of 3 mph. Five minutes later the other person starts walking in a westerly direction, at a rate of 4 mph. At what
time will they reach the range of the device?

8. A container is filled with 8 liters of a 20% salt solution. How many liters of pure water must be added to
produce a 15% salt solution?

9. Machine A can perform a job in 6 hours, working alone. Machine B can complete the same job in 10 hours, working
alone. How long would it take the two machines, working together, to complete the job?

10. A shop wishes to blend coffee priced at $6.50 per pound with coffee priced at $9.00 per pound in order to yield 60
pounds of a blend to sell for $7.50 per pound. How much of each type of coffee should be used?

11. A container is filled with 8 centiliters of a 30% acid solution. How many centiliters of pure acid must be added to
produce a 50% acid solution?

12. A chemistry stockroom has two alcohol solutions, a 30% and a 75% solution. How many deciliters of each must be
mixed to obtain 90 deciliters of a 65% solution?

13. Machine A can do a job, working alone, in 4 hours less than machine B. Working together, they can complete the job
in 5 hours. How long would it take each machine, working alone, to complete the job?

14. A rectangle has perimeter 44 cm. Find its dimensions if its length is 5 cm less than twice its width.

15. Machine A can complete a job in 8 hours, working alone. Working together with machine B, the job can be
completed in 5 hours. How long would it take machine B, working alone, to complete the job?