COURSE CODE: ENITV12D (INTERVENTION FOR CALCULUS) NATIONAL UNIVERSITY - FAIRVIEW
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Problem No.: 3
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General Instruction: Solve the following age, work, mixture,
digit and clock problems. Please show complete solution.
NO CHEATING! PRACTICE INTEGRITY AND HONESTY!
1.) Mary is 24 years old. Mary is twice as old as Ann was 12.) Ten liters of 25% salt solution and 15 liters of 35% salt
when Mary was as old as Ann is now. How old is Ann solution are poured into a drum originally containing
now? 30 liters of 10% salt solution. What is the percent
concentration of salt in the mixture?
2.) The sum of Kim’s and Kevin’s ages is 18. In 3 years,
Kim will be twice as old as Kevin. What are their ages 13.) Two thousand (2000) kilograms of steel containing
now? 8% nickel is to be made by mixing a steel containing
14% nickel with another containing 6% nickel. How
3.) JJ is three times as old as Jan. Three years ago, JJ much of each is needed?
was four times as old as Jan. What is the sum of their
ages? 14.) One number is 5 less than the other. If their sum is
135, what are the numbers?
4.) Paula is now 18 years old and his colleague Monica is
14 years old. How many years ago was Paula twice 15.) 10 less than 4 times a certain number is 14.
as old as Monica? Determine the number.
5.) A father tells his son, “I was your age now when you 16.) The sum of two numbers is 21 and one number is
were born.” If the father is now 38 years old, how old twice the other. Find the numbers.
was his son 2 years ago?
17.) If 8 is added to the product of 9 and the numerical
6.) A pump can pump out water from a tank in 11 hours. number, the sum is 71. Find the unknown number.
Another pump can pump out water from the same
tank in 20 hours. How long will it take both pumps to 18.) The product of 1/4 and 1/5 of a number is 500. What
pump out the water in the tank? is the number?
7.) A 400mm diameter pipe can fill the tank alone in 5 19.) Find the product of two numbers such that twice the
hours and another 600mm diameter pipe can fill the first added to the second equals 19 and three times
tank alone in 4 hours. A drainpipe 300mm diameter the first is 21 more than the second.
can empty the tank in 20 hours. With all the three
pipes open, how long will it take to fill the tank? 20.) In how many minutes after 2 o’clock will the hands of
the clock extend in opposite directions for the first
8.) A tank is filled with an intake pipe in 2 hours and time?
emptied by an outlet pipe in 4 hours. If both pipes are
opened, how long will it take to fill the empty tank? 21.) In how many minutes after 7 o’clock will the hands be
directly opposite each other for the first time?
9.) Pedro can paint a fence 50% faster than Juan and
20% faster than Pilar, and together they can paint a 22.) What time after 3 o’clock will the hands of the clock be
given fence in 4 hours. How long will it take Pedro to together for the first time?
paint the same fence if he had to work alone?
23.) At what time after 12:00 noon will the hour hand and
10.) Glen can paint a house in 9 hours while Stewart can minute hand of the clock first form an angle of 120
paint the same house in 16 hours. They work together degrees.
for 4 hours. After 4 hours, Stewart left and Glen
finished the job alone. How many more days did it 24.) From the time 6:15 PM to the time 7:45 PM of the
take Glen to finish the job? same day, the minute hand of a standard clock
describes an arc of how many degrees?
11.) A and B can do a piece of work in 42 days, B and C in
31 days and C and A in 20 days. In how many days 25.) At what time between 8 and 9 o’clock will the minute
can all of them do the work together? hand coincide with the hour hand?