IG-2 Mathematics

Word Problems of Algebraic Equation

1. Six more than seven times a number is thirty-four. Find the number.

2. The difference between three times a number and five is sixteen. Find the
number.

3. A number decreased by half of the number is four. Find the number.

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4. Four times the sum of twice a number and six is thirty-two. Find the number.

5. Two-thirds of the sum of three times a number and six is ten. What is the
number?

6. Twice the difference of a number and three is four more than the number. Find
the number.

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7. The square of a number increased by twice the number is 48. Find the numbers.

8. When 10 is subtracted from the square of a number the result is three times the
number. What is the positive solution?

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9. The sum of two consecutive numbers is 37. Find the numbers.

10. The sum of two consecutive odd numbers is 52. What are the two odd numbers?

11. The sum of three consecutive numbers is 87; what are they?

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12. The sum of three consecutive numbers is 87; what are they?

13. The product of two consecutive even integers is 48. Find the integers.

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14. The square of a number increased by twice the number is 48. Find the numbers.

15. When 10 is subtracted from the square of a number the result is three times the
number. What is the positive solution?

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16. Two positive consecutive even numbers are such that the sum of their squares is
164. Find the two numbers.

17. Two positive consecutive odd numbers are such that the sum of their squares is
130. Find the two numbers.

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18. The product of two consecutive integers is 56. Find the integers

19. The product of two consecutive even integers is 48. Find the integers.

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20. The area of a rectangle is equal to 96 square meters. Find the length and width
of the rectangle if its perimeter is equal to 40 meters.

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21. The perimeter of a rectangular field is 20m and its area is 24m2. Calculate the
length and breadth of the field.

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22. Abraham throws a ball from a point 40m above the ground. The height of the ball
2
from the ground level after “t” seconds is defined by the function .
How long will the ball take to hit the ground?

23. The sum of a number and its square is 72. Find the number.

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24. The sum of a certain positive number and three times its square is 52. Find the
number.

25. A negative number and its square add up to 6. Find the number.

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26. If 12 is subtracted from 3 times the square of a positive number, the result is 5
times the number. Find the number.

27. One number is 3 more than another. The sum of their squares is 149. Find the
numbers.

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28. The perimeter of a rectangle is 60 m, its area is 200 m2 . What are the length and

width of the rectangle?

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29. A wire of length 60 cm is cut into 2 parts. Each part is then bent to form a square.
If the total area of the two square is 117 cm2, find the perimeter of the two
squares.

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30. The height , y meters, of an object projected directly upwards from the ground
can be modelled by , where t is the time is seconds after it leaves
the ground.

i. Calculate the height of the object 5 seconds after it leave the ground.

ii. At what time will the object strike the ground again?

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31. The shorter side of a rectangle is 3 less than the longer side. The area is 54. Find
the length and width.

32. The length of a side and the corresponding height of a triangle are (x+3)cm and (2x-
5)cm respectively. Given that area of the triangle is 20cm2 , find the value of x.

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33. The height , y meters, of a model rocket launched directly upwards from the
ground can be modelled by , where t is the time is seconds after it
leaves the ground.
i. Find the height of the rocket 12 seconds after it leaves the ground.

ii. At what time will the rocket strike the ground again?

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34.A A boy throws a ball from a certain height above the ground. The height, h
metres, of the ball can be modelled by , where t is the time in
seconds after it is dropped by the boy.
i. At what height above the ground does the boy drop his ball.

ii. At what time will the ball fall onto the ground ?

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35.A A boy travelled by train which moved at an average speed of (2x+5)km/h for (x-
1) hours. And by car at an average speed of (x+1) km/h for x hours. He covers a
total distance of 90km.
i. Form an equation in x and show that it reduces to

ii. Solve the equation

iii. Find the time taken for the entire journey.

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