Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Thursday, June 7, 2012

 Algebra Practice Questions
                           
      Short Answer
                   1   9 less than 4 times a number is 27. Write an equation and find the number.
            
                   2.    7 more than twice a number is 8. Write an equation and find the number
                  3.  Sean paid $81 to rent a boat to go fishing. The rental rate was $25 plus $8 per hour.
           For how many hours did Sean rent the boat?
       Write an equation, then solve the problem.
                   4. Jacqui has $56 in her savings account. She saves $25 each week.
        How long will it take before she has $406 in her account?
                                                   Problem
              1    5.  Two more than the square of a number is 27. Write and solve an equation to find the number.
           Show your work.
            1      6.  A catering company charges a flat rate of $85 plus $12 per person attending a function.
The total cost for a function was $565. How many people attended?
Show your work.
            2      7. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm more than the width.
      If the perimeter of the rectangle is 52 cm, find the length and width. Show your work.