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When you reverse the digits in a certain two digit number you decrease its value by 27 . What is the number if the sum of its digits is 5 ?
One whole number is three times a second . if 20 is added to the smaller number , the result equals 6 more than the larger number . Find both numbers .
the sum of 2 numbers is 55 and one number is 9 less then the other .
How many grams of salt need to be added to 60 grams of a 20 % salt solution in order to increase the salt content to 25 % ?
The sum of two numbers is 70 . One number is ten more than twice the other number .
Two-thirds of a number increased by three-fourth is five-third , what is the number ?
Three times one number added to another is 14 . Twice the first number , minus the other number is 1 . What are the numbers
how many quarts of pure antifreeze must be added to 4 quarts of a 10 % antifreeze solution to obtain a 20 % antifreeze solution ?
The sum of two numbers is 89 . Adding four times the first number to the second number gives 155 . Which one of the follwoing equaitons expresses this problem algebraically ?
If 6 kilos of oranges and 5 kilos of apples cost 419 while 5 kilos of oranges and 7 kilos of apples cost 488 , what is the cost of each per kilo ?
The difference between two numbers is 16 . Three times the larger number is 9 times the smaller . What are the numbers ?
three times a number , increased by four , is one half the same number , decreased by one . What is the number ?
two times a number plus three times another number equals 13 . the sum of the two numbers is 7 . what are the two numbers ?
You have a 20 % solution and a 70 % solution . How many liters of each solution do you need to mix when you need 200 liters of a 50 % alcohol solution .
A cruise boat travels 60 miles downstream in 3 hours and returns to its starting point upstream in 12 hours . Find the speed of the stream .
if the sum of 2 numbers is 107 and the difference is 17 find the number
a number is 8 times the sum of its digits . the tens digits is 5 greater than the units digit . find the number .
The greater of two numbers is 5 less than twice the lesser number . The sum of the two numbers is 28 . What are the numbers ?
The larger of two numbers is 2 more than 4 times the other . Their sum is 33 . Find the two numbers .
the sum of two number is 15 . three times one number is 11 less than five times the other . find the numbers .
HOW MANY LITERS OF A 20 % SALT SOLUTION MUST BE ADDED TO 8 LITERS OF A 5 % SALT SOLUTION TO YIELD AN ALLOY THAT IS A 10 % SALT SOLUTION ?
14 less than three times a number is equal to the number . What is the number ?
the sum of two numbers is 56 . One-third of the first number plus one-fourth of the second number is 16 . find the numbers .
One number is four more than a second number . Two times the first number is 12 more than four times the second number .
The sum of three times a first number and twice a second number is 8 . If the second number is subtracted from twice the first number , the result if 3 . Find the numbers .
nineteen more than four times a number is equal to the difference between 166 and three times the number . find the number ?
One number is 4 more than three times a smaller number . If twice the larger number is decreased by three times the smaller number , the result is 32 .
A plane can fly 340 mph in still air . If it can fly 200 miles downwind in the same amount of time it can fly 140 miles upwind , find the velocity of the wind .
How many liters each of a 15 % antifreeze solution and a 30 % antifreeze solution must be mixed to make 6 liters of a 20 % antifreeze solution ?
One number is four times another number , if their sum is 95 , what are the numbers ?
Joe traveled against the wind in a small plane for 3 hr . The return trip with the the wind took 2.8 hr . Find the speed of the wind if the speed of the plane is still air is 180 mph .
A cyclist can travel 29.6 miles in 2 hours . At this rate , how far can the same cyclist travel in 0.75 hour ?
the sum of two numbers is 42 . One number plus two times the other number is 57 . What are the numbers ?
the greater of two numbers is 5 more than the smaller . if the smaller is added to twice the greater , the result is 22 . find both of the numbers .
How many pints of a 5 % antifreeze solution and how many pints of a 20 % antifreeze solution must be mixed to obtain 12 pints of a 15 % solution ?
A silversmith has two alloys , one containing 70 % silver and the other 40 % silver . How much of each should be melted and combined to obtain 400 grams of an alloy containing 61 % silver ?
the sum of two numbers is 25 . One number is twice the second plus seven . What are the two numbers
A 6-passenger plane cruises at 180 mph in calm air . If the plane files 7 miles with the wind in the same smount of time as it flies 5 miles against the wind , then what is the wind speed ?
one number is 5 times another the sum of the number is 96 what are the two numbers ?
The sum of two numbers is 18 . The sum of 3 times the smaller number and 4 times the larger number is 56 . What are the numbers ?
one number is two more than a second number , twice the first is four less than three times the second .
eight less than three times a number is equal to the sum of the number and four . What is the number
A pipe can fill a tank in 30 minutes and another pipe can make empty the tank in 45 minutes . How much time it takes to empty the tank if both are working together .
When 80 % of a number is added to the number , the result is 252 . What is the number ?
Two tanks hold a total of 54 gallons of a toxic solvent . One tank holds 9 gallons more than twice the amount in the other . How many gallons does each tank hold ?
I add 9 to a certain number and divide the sum by 16 . If my final answer is 1 , what is the number ?
a number when multiplied by 4 is 33 more than itself . Find the number .
Donna invested her $ 33,000 bonus and received a total of $ 970 in interest after one year . If part of the money returned 4 % and the remainder 2.25 % , then how much did she invest at each rate ?
The sum of two numbers is 43 . The difference of the same two numbers is 12 . What are the two numbers ?
Two cars leave town at the sime time traveling in opposite dirrections . One travels 70 mi/h and the other 55 mi/h . In how many hours will they be 250 miles apart ?
The larger of two numbers is 2 more than 4 times the smaller . Their sum is 67 . FIND THE numbers
one number is twice another number . If the larger is diminished by ten the result is two more than the smaller . Find the number .
The sum of two numbers is 80 . The larger number is nine less than three times the smaller . Find both numbers .
if one is five more than another and their sum is seventy-one . find the number .
A total of $ 50,000 is invested in two funds paying 8 % and 8.5 % simple interest . The annual interest is $ 4120 . How much is invested in each fund ?
Two integers have a sum of 255 . The difference of the two numbers is 45 . What are the two numbers .
A 57-foot long piece of rope is cut into two pieces so that one piece is three feet shorter than four times the other piece . Find the length of each piece .
How many ounces of pure chocolate must be added to 220 ounces of chocolate topping that is 50 % chocolate to make a topping that is 75 % chocolate ?
How much pure iodine must be added to 250 mL of 8 % iodine solution to get a 20 % iodine solution ?
If one number exceeds another number by 13 and the larger number is 1.5 times the smaller number , what is the smaller number ?
a truck traveling 45 miles a hour and a car traveling 55 miles a hour cover the same distance . The truck travels 4 hours longer than the car . How far did they travel .
Two numbers have a sum of 67 . The smaller number is 21 less than the larger number . Find the two numbers .
A and B starts running towards each other with speed of 30 m/hr and 20 miles/hr initially they are 500 miles apart when they start . After how many hr will they meet .
The sum of two numbers is 75 . The second number is 3 less than twice the first . Find the two numbers .
The difference between two numbers is 14 . The sum of the two numbers is 56 . What are the two numbers and it 's product ?
The difference of two numbers is 37 . The larger number is three less than six times the smaller number .
One number is 7 less than another . If 4 times the smaller number plus 2 times the larger number is 62 . find the two numbers .
one number is four greater than another number when three times the smaller number is added to twice the larger number the result is 43 .
It takes Sal 5 hours to paint a house . It takes Mary 3 hours to paint the same house . How long will it take to paint the house if both of them work together ?
One number is 9 more than 3 times another . If their sum is 53 , what is the smaller number ?
The sum of the digits is 9 . If the digits are reversed , the numbers is increased by 27 . Find the original no .
four years hence a boy will be twice as old as he was 6 years ago . what is his present ages ?
Jose can paint a room in two hours , juanita can paint the room in three hours , how long would it take them to paint the room working together ?
Soybean meal is 16 % protein ; cornmeal is 8 % protein . How many pounds of each should be mixed together in order to get 320-lb mixture that is 14 % protein ?
One number is seven less than another number . The sum of the numbers is thirty-three . Find the numbers .
the difference between two numbers is 10 . When eight times the smaller number is added to 40 , the result is ten less than three times the larger number . find the numbers .
The sum of two numbers is 45 . Twice the smaller number is three more the larger number . What is the product of the two numbers ?
How much water must be added to 90 liters of a 20 % salt solution to dilute it to a 15 % salt solution ?
piggy bank consists of nickels and dimes . there are 30 coins worth $ 1.90 , how many nickels and dimes are in the piggy bank
a chemist has one solution that is 30 % pure salt and another is 60 % pure salt . how many ounces of each solution must he use to produce 60 ounces of a solution that is 50 % pure salt ?
Jen works 7 hours a week more than Ben . Jen worked as much in 4 weeks as Ben works in 6 weeks . How many hours does each work per week ?
two integers with a difference of -11 and a sum of -3 what are the two numbers ?
One number is 6 more than the other . Their sum is 0 . What is the value of the smaller number ?
One number is 25 % of another . The larger number is 12 more than the smaller number . What are the numbers ?
the age of the father is twice the sum of the ages of his two children . after 20 years , his age will be equal to the sum of the ages of his children .
sum of two numbers is 36 . One number is 3 times the other number . What are the numbers ?
Morgan was very pleased with a 10 % improvement on her second SAT attempt . She got 1100 on her second try . What was her first score ?
The sum of two numbers is 28 . One number is 3 times as big as the other . What is the smaller number ?
A two-digit counting number has a value that is 7 times the sum of its digits . If 5 times the units ' digit is 9 more than the tens ' digit , what is the number .
the larger of two numbers is 7 more than three times the smaller number . When the smaller number is subtracted from the larger number , the result is 13 . find the two numbers .
A mother 's age is three less than 3 times her daughters age . The sum of there ages is 45 . Find their ages
The sum of two numbers is 15 . Three times one of the numbers is 11 less than five times the other.Find the numbers
On an algebra test , theh highest grade was 44 points more than the lowest grade . The sum of the two grades was 140 . Find the highest grade .
twice one number added to three times another gives 21 . find the numbers , if the difference between them is 3 .
The sum of the digits of a two digit counting number is 10 . If the digits are reversed , the new number is two less than three times the original number . What is the original number ?
A cashier has 30 bills , all of which are $ 10 or $ 20 bills . The total value of the money is $ 330 . How many of each type does the cashier have ?
Lynn Ogen invested some money at 9 % interest and $ 100 less than that at 7 % interest . Her total annual interest was $ 73 . How much did she invest at 7 % interest ?
How many liters of a 20 % alcohol solution must be mixed with 60 liters of a 70 % solution to get a 50 % solution ?
Sam does the job in 4 days that Lisa can do in 6 days that Tom can do in 2 days . How long would it take to do the job if they all worked together ?
a cyclist can travel 54.8 miles in 4 hours . How far can the same cyclist travel in 5 hours