Algebra Word Problems PP
Algebra Word Problems PP
Algebra Word Problems PP
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(i) Find, in terms of x, an expression for the area of the shaded rectangle APSD. [1]
(ii) The area of the shaded rectangle APSD is double the area of the
unshaded rectangle RQCS.
(a) Form an equation in x and solve it. [3]
(b) Hence find the area of the shaded rectangle. [1]
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(b) Given that AB is 3 cm greater than PQ, form an equation in x and show that it simplifies to
(c) Solve the equation 3x2 + 15x – 65 = 0, giving each answer correct to 2 decimal places. [4]
(d) (i) Show that the perimeter of ABCD is 14.9 cm, correct to 3 significant figures. [1]
(ii) Find the difference between the perimeters of the two rectangles. [2]
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4 (a) Given that v = u + –m – ,
Length (x cm) 43 49
Mass (m grams) 50 80
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(i) Use this information to write down two equations in c and d. [1]
(ii) Solve your equations to find the value of c and the value of d. [3]
(iii) Find the mass at the end of the string when its length is 40 cm. [2]
(iv) What does the value of c represent? [1]
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x x + 4. [2]
(b) When driven in town, a car runs x kilometres on each litre of petrol.
(i) Find, in terms of x, the number of litres of petrol used when the car is driven 200 km in town. [1]
(ii) When driven out of town, the car runs (x + 4) kilometres on each litre of petrol.
It uses 5 litres less petrol to go 200 km out of town than to go 200 km in town.
Use this information to write down an equation involving x, and show that it simplifies to
x 2 + 4x – 160 = 0. [3]
(c) Solve the equation x 2 + 4x – 160 = 0, giving both answers correct to two decimal places. [4]
(d) Calculate the total volume of petrol used when the car is driven 40 km in town and then
120 km out of town. [2]
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(a) (i) Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the length of the rectangle.
(ii) Find, and simplify, an expression, in terms of x, for the length of a side of the square.
(b) It is given that the area of the rectangle is equal to the area of the square.
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(ii) Solve the equation x2 – 28x + 49 = 0 , giving each solution correct to 3 significant Do not
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The length of the base of a parallelogram is 6 cm more than its perpendicular height, h
cm. The area of this parallelogram is 33.25 cm2.
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(a) Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the number of hours he took to travel
from P to Q. [1]
(c) The total time he took to go from P to Q and to return from Q to P was 8 hours.
(ii) Solve the equation x 2 – 45x – 125 = 0, giving each answer correct to 2 decimal
places. [4]
(iii) Calculate, correct to the nearest minute, the time he took to travel from P to Q. [2]
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(a) If he travels on route A, which is 800 km long, he expects to cover x km per day.
Route B, which is the same distance as route A, has more difficult ice conditions and he would
only expect to cover (x 0 5) km per day.
Route C, which is 100 km longer than route A, has easier conditions and he would expect to
cover (x ! 5) km per day.
Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the number of days that he expects to take on
(i) route A,
(ii) route B,
(iii) route C. [2]
(b) He estimates that route C will take 20 days less than route B.
(c) Solve the equation x 2 ! 5x 0 450 # 0, giving both answers correct to 1 decimal place. [4]
(d) Calculate the number of days that he expects to take on route A. [2]
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x x
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Diagram I Diagram II
(a) Show that the area of this quadrilateral is xy square centimetres. [1]
(b) Five of these quadrilaterals are joined together to make the shape shown in Diagram II.
The total area of this shape is 80 cm 2.
(i) Show that the outside perimeter, P centimetres, of this shape is given by
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x
(ii) (a) In the case when P # 38, show that 5x 2 0 19x ! 16 # 0. [2]
(b) Solve the equation 5x 2 0 19x ! 16 # 0 , giving both answers correct to two decimal
places. [4]
(c) Find the two possible values of y when P # 38. [1]
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(b) The table below shows the number of ways John can pay when parking for various times.
Time (hours) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 n n +1 n +2
Number of ways 1 2 3 5 8 a b x y z
(a) In cold weather it can pump out x tonnes of oil per minute.
Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the number of minutes it takes to empty the tanker
in cold weather. [1]
(b) In hot weather it can pump out (x + 0.5) tonnes of oil per minute.
Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the number of minutes it takes to empty the tanker
in hot weather. [1]
(c) It takes 2 minutes longer to empty the tanker in cold weather than in hot weather.
Write down an equation in x, and show that it simplifies to
2x 2 + x – 12 = 0. [3]
(d) Solve the equation 2x 2 + x –12 = 0, giving the solutions correct to 3 decimal places. [4]
(e) Find the time taken, in minutes and seconds, correct to the nearest second, to empty the tanker
in cold weather. [2]
(a) Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the number of hours he took to walk up the
mo
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[1]
Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the number of hours he took to walk down. [1]
3x2 + 16x – 80 = 0.
[3]
(d) Solve the equation 3x2 + 16x – 80 = 0, giving both answers correct to 3 decimal places. [4]
(e) Calculate, correct to the nearest minute, the total time John took to go up and come down the
mountain. [3]
5 (a) One day the rate of exchange between pounds (£) and United States dollars ($) was £1 = $1.65.
On the same day, the rate of exchange between pounds (£) and euros was £1 = 1.44 euros.
(c) The shop sold a Home Entertainment system to Leslie for $46 480. The shop made a profit of 12%
on the price it paid for the system.
Calculate how much the shop paid for the system. [2]
6 (a) Solve the equation 7a2 + 12a – 11 = 0, giving your answers correct to two decimal places. [4]
(b) Ann drove for 4 hours at an average speed of x km/h and then for 6 hours at an average speed
of y km/h.
(i) Write down an equation in terms of x and y, and show that it simplifies to
2x + 3y= 408. [1]
(ii) Ken drove for 3 hours at an average speed of x km/h and then for 5 hours at an average speed
of y km/h.
He drove a total distance of 654 km.
Write down an equation, in terms of x and y, to represent this information. [1]
(iii) Solve these two equations to find the value of x and the value of y. [3]
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(b) Hence show that the area, in square centimetres, of the quadrilateral PQRS is 2x2 – 20x + 96. [3]
(c) When the area of quadrilateral PQRS is 60 cm2, form an equation in x and show that it simplifies
to x2 – 10x + 18 = 0. [1]
(d) Solve the equation x2 – 10x + 18 = 0, giving each answer correct to 2 decimal places. [3]
2p + 1 p–3
3 (a) Solve the equation =1+ .
3 2 [3]
2v – 6 .
(b) Simplify 2
v – 2v – 3 [3]
Height (h cm) 135 < h 140 140 < h 145 145 < h 150 150 < h 155 155 < h 160 160 < h 180
Frequency 15 20 25 30 20 10
(a) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 5 cm, draw a horizontal axis for heights from 135 cm to 180 cm.
Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 1 unit, draw a vertical axis for frequency densities from 0 to 6 units.
On your axes, draw a histogram to represent the information in the table. [3]
(b) Estimate how many children have heights greater than 170 cm. [1]
(i) On the outward flight, the average speed of the aircraft was x kilometres per hour.
Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the time taken in hours. [1]
(ii) On the return flight, the average speed was 30 km/h greater than the average speed on the
outward flight.
Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the time taken, in hours, on the return flight. [1]
(b) The time taken on the return flight was half an hour less than the time taken on the outward flight.
Form an equation in x and show that it reduces to x2 + 30x – 64800 = 0. [3]
(d) Calculate
(i) the time taken, in hours, on the outward flight, [1]
(ii) the average speed for the whole flight from Maseru to Nata and back to Maseru. [2]
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B 1 C
Q R
(a) Taking the length of AB to be x metres, write down expressions, in terms of x, for
(i) PQ,
(ii) BC,
(b) Hence show that the area, y square metres, of the paved region, is given by
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x
(c) The table below shows some values of x and the corresponding values of y.
x 3 3.5 4 5 6 7 8 9
y 167 156.5 150 144.2 144 147 152 p
Calculate p. [1]
Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 5 square metres, draw a vertical y-axis for 140 y 170.
On your axes, plot the points given in the table and join them with a smooth curve. [3]
(e) By drawing a tangent, find the gradient of the curve at (4, 150). [2]
(ii) the length of PQ when the area of the paved region is smallest. [1]
(a) Write an expression, in terms of x, for the time taken, in seconds, for the ball to travel from
Ahmed to John. [1]
Write an expression, in terms of x, for the time taken, in seconds, for the ball to travel from
John to Pierre. [1]
(c) The time taken between John catching the ball and then throwing it to Pierre is 2 seconds.
The total time taken for the ball to travel from Ahmed to Pierre is 7 seconds.
2x2 – 9x – 2 = 0. [3]
(d) Solve the equation 2x2 – 9x – 2 = 0, giving each answer correct to 2 decimal places. [4]
(e) (i) Find the average speed, in metres per second, of the ball as it travels from John to Pierre. [1]
(ii) How much longer does it take for the ball to travel from John to Pierre than from
Ahmed to John?
Give your answer in seconds. [2]
(iii) How many minutes does the first car take to travel the 120 km?
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7 (a) In an athletics match Ben won the 100 m race in 9.98 s and Calvin won the 200 m race in
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What is the difference in their average speeds?
Give your answer in metres per second, correct to two decimal places.
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