1. Represent the following word phase by an algebraic expression.
Subtract b from a, and then divide the difference by the square of c.
2. John buys x books. The price of each book is $42. He gives two $100 notes to the cashier and gets
$32 change. Find x.
3. Mary has twelve $5 and $2 coins in her pursue. If the total value of the coins is $39. Find the
number of $2 coins.
4. Helen’s weight is 3/5 of that of her sister. If the difference of their weight is 14 kg. Find the weight
of Helen.
5. The sum of three consecutive even integers is -108. Find the largest integer.