Problem Solving (2.05)

The sum of two numbers is 53. One of the numbers is 21 more than the other number. What are the two numbers?

• 29, 24

• 31, 10

• 37, 16

• 47, 26

The length of a rectangle is three times its width. If the perimeter is 132 inches, what is the length of the rectangle

• 49.5

• 18

• 48

• 16.5

Derrick and James had a basketball game this weekend. Derrick had three times as many rebounds as James. If together, they had 36 rebounds, how many rebounds did James have?

• 24

• 12

• 27

• 9

Sandy baked 45 cookies on Thursday. This was 3 more than twice the number of cupcakes she baked on Tuesday. How many cupcakes did Sandy back on Tuesday?

• 14

• 24

• 21

• 25

Lawrence charges a flat photography fee of $100 to take pictures. He also charges $35 per hour. If Lawrence made $240 to take pictures at an event, how many hours did he spend taking pictures at the event?

• 4

• 5

• 3

• 6

If the length of a rectangle is four less than twice its width and the perimeter is 220 inches, what is the width of the rectangle?

• 38

• 55

• 56

• 72

Jenny went bowling. She paid $2.75 to rent bowling shoes and she paid $4.25 for each game. If Jenny paid a total of $24, how many games did she bowl?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Melinda is at tennis practice. She hits 32 tennis balls a minute. She hit 45 tennis balls before practice. If Melinda hit a total of 1,645 tennis balls, how long was she at practice?

• 45

• 50

• 52

• 60

A transportation company charges a fee of $125 plus $50 per hour to rent a limousine. If John paid $425 for a limousine, for how many hours did he rent the limousine?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Tony spent a total of 140 minutes studying for his Algebra test. This total was 5 more than 3 times the amount of minutes he spent studying for his Biology test. How many minutes did Tony spend studying for his Biology test?

• 25 minutes

• 28 minutes

• 45 minutes

• 50 minutes