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Give me 6 word problems on algebraic equations
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Here are six word problems that can be solved using algebraic equations:
1. **Age Problem**: Sarah is 4 years older than her brother Tom. If the sum of their ages is 28 years, how old are Sarah and Tom?
2. **Distance Problem**: A car travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. How long will it take to travel a distance of 150 miles?
3. **Money Problem**: Emily has $50 more than twice the amount of money that John has. If their total amount of money is $200, how much money does each person have?
4. **Temperature Problem**: The temperature in the morning was 5 degrees less than twice the temperature in the evening. If the evening temperature was 20 degrees, what was the morning temperature?
5. **Ticket Sales Problem**: At a concert, adult tickets cost $30 each and child tickets cost $15 each. If the total revenue from selling 200 tickets was $4200, how many adult and child tickets were sold?
6. **Work Problem**: A painter can complete a job in 5 hours, while his assistant can complete the same job in 8 hours. If they work together, how long will it take them to finish the job?
These problems require setting up and solving algebraic equations to find the unknown variables.
1. **Age Problem**: Sarah is 4 years older than her brother Tom. If the sum of their ages is 28 years, how old are Sarah and Tom?
2. **Distance Problem**: A car travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. How long will it take to travel a distance of 150 miles?
3. **Money Problem**: Emily has $50 more than twice the amount of money that John has. If their total amount of money is $200, how much money does each person have?
4. **Temperature Problem**: The temperature in the morning was 5 degrees less than twice the temperature in the evening. If the evening temperature was 20 degrees, what was the morning temperature?
5. **Ticket Sales Problem**: At a concert, adult tickets cost $30 each and child tickets cost $15 each. If the total revenue from selling 200 tickets was $4200, how many adult and child tickets were sold?
6. **Work Problem**: A painter can complete a job in 5 hours, while his assistant can complete the same job in 8 hours. If they work together, how long will it take them to finish the job?
These problems require setting up and solving algebraic equations to find the unknown variables.