Example: Twice the difference of a number and 1 is

4 more than that number. Find the number.

• Step 1: Make sure that you read the question carefully several
times.Since we are looking for a number, we will let n = a number
• Step 2:
• Twice the difference of a number and 1 is 4 more than that number

• Step 3: Solve 2(n-1)= n+4

• Step 4: Check the answer
Example 2: Find 45% of 125
Step 1: Make sure that you read the question carefully
several times.We are looking for a number that is 45% of
125, we will letx = the value we are looking for
Step 2:
x = 0.45(125)
Step 3: Solve
Step 4: Check the answer
Example 3: A boy is 10 years older than his
brother. In 4 years he will be twice as old as
his brother. Find the present age of each.
Step 1: What is asked in the problem? What are given
information? Is there any clue?
Step 2: How will you solve the problem? What ways to do in
order to solve the problem?
Step 3: Solve the problem
Step 4: Check the answer
Example 3: A boy is 10 years older than his
brother. In 4 years he will be twice as old as
his brother. Find the present age of each.
Step 1: What is asked in the problem? What are given
information? Is there any clue?
*Present age of a Boy and his brother.
*Boy is 10 years older than his brother. Let b = be the age of
brother.
*4 years after, boy’s age will be twice as his brother.
Example 3: A boy is 10 years older than his brother. In 4
years he will be twice as old as his brother. Find the present
age of each.
Step 2: Create a table
*Present age of a Boy and his brother.
*Boy is 10 years older than his brother. Let b = be the age of
brother.
*4 years after, boy’s age will be twice as his brother.
Now in 4 yrs(+ 4)
Boy
B+10 2(B+4)
Brother B B+4
Example 3: A boy is 10 years older than his brother. In 4 years he will be
twice as old as his brother. Find the present age of each.
Step 2: Create equation
Now in 4 yrs(+ 4)
Boy
B+10 2(B+4)
Brother
B B+4
Boy’s age in 4 years = twice of brother’s present age
B+ 10 + 4 = 2(B+4)
B+14 = 2B + 8
Example 3: A boy is 10 years older than his brother. In 4 years he will be twice
as old as his brother. Find the present age of each.
Step 3: Carry out the plan/ solve the equation

B + 14 = 2B + 8
14 - 8 = 2B - B
6 = B
If brother’s age is 6, then how old is the boy?
B+ 10 = 6 + 10 = 16
Example 3: A boy is 10 years older than his brother. In 4 years he will be
twice as old as his brother. Find the present age of each.
Step 4: Look back/ Check the answer.

Are 6 and 16 the correct answers?

Checking:
A boy is 10 years older than his brother. 6 + 10 = 16
In 4 years he will be twice as old as his brother.
B+14 = 2B + 8
6+14 = 2(6)+8
√
20 = 12 + 8
20 = 20
Example 4: Martin is 2 years older than Neil. If the sum of their
ages is 20, how old are they now?
Answer:
Neil is 9 years old
Martin in 11 years old
Example 5: The sum of three consecutive numbers is 72. What are the
numbers?
Answer:
23, 24, and 25
Example 6: The following values were measured in the lab ( in
millimeters). What is the average millimeter? What milimeter
appeared most often?
302, 310, 312, 310, 313, 318, 305, 309, 310, 309

Answer:
Mean or Average: 309.8
Mode: 310 appeared thrice
Median: 310