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Mathematics

8th Grade

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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.

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A father is 4 times as old as his son. In 20 years the father will be twice as old as his son. Find the present age of each.

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Pat is 20 years older than his son James. In two years Pat will be twice as old as James. How old are they now?

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Diane is 23 years older than her daughter Amy. In 6 years Diane will be twice as old as Amy. How old are they now?

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Fred is 4 years older than Barney. Five years ago the sum of their ages was 48. How old are they now?

Let x = Fred

y = Barney

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John is four times as old as Martha. Five years ago the sum of their ages was 50. How old are they now?

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Tim is 5 years older than JoAnn. Six years from now the sum of their ages will be 79. How old are they now

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Jack is twice as old as Lacy. In three years the sum of their ages will be 54. How old are they now?

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To complete a job, three workers get paid at a rate of $12 per hour. If the total pay for the job was $180 then how many hours did the three workers spend on the job?

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Three workers are paid ₱120 per hour each.If the total pay for finishing a task was ₱4,320, how many hours did they work?

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Four workers earn ₱150 per hour each.

Their total pay for a project was ₱9,000. How long did they work?

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Three times a number is subtracted from 7.

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.

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