Maths Thoughts

Friday, May 7, 2010

MYE Bootcamp - Word Problems

Hi,

Welcome to Maths Bootcamp for your MYE...

More word problems to fuel you up and make you stronger for the coming MYE...

Here it goes,

(Easy - Just for warming up)

Q1) The sum of two consecutive numbers is 65. Find the smaller integer.

(Intermediate - Get ready for the first set of bootcamp exercise)

Q2) The denominator of a fraction is twice its numerator. If 2 is added to the numerator and 3 is subtracted from the denominator, the new fraction is 8/9. Find the original fraction.

(Intermediate - Well done if you have conquered Q2, now begin exercise Q3)

Q3) A boy is 26 years younger than his father. In 3 years' time, the father will be 3 times the boy's age. Find the boy's present age.

(Advanced - Good job if you are done with Q3, you have attained another level.. Now ready for Bootcamp exercise Q4)

Q4) Two cars traveled at a constant speed of x km/h. One car reached destination in 30 minutes and the other car took 1 hr 10 mins to reach its destination. The total distance traveled by two cars were 105 km. Find the distance of the longer travel.

(Cool down after some rigorous exercise...)

Q5) The price of a skirt is $25 more than the price of a T-shirt. The total price of 3 skirts and 8 T-shirts is $339. Find the price of a skirt.

Stay tuned for the answers on Sat Night....

by D&T Thoughts at 9:14 AM |