Perimeter
The perimeter of a rectangle is 74 cm. The length of the rectangle is 5 cm less than twice the width. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
23 and 14
In Prairie Dog Creek, June can row 50 km downstream in 5 hours or she can row 25 km upstream in the same amount of time. Find the rate she rows in still water and the rate of the current.
7.5 and 2.5
Candy worth 1.25 a pound was mixed with candy worth 1.50 a pound to produce a mixture worth 1.35 a pound. How many pounds of each kind of candy were used to make 45 pounds of the mixture?
27 and 18
The cost of 3 boxes of envelopes and 4 boxes of note paper is $13.25. 2 boxes of envelopes and 6 boxes of note paper cost $17. Find the cost of each box of envelopes and each box of note paper.
1.15 and 2.45
The perimeter of a rectangle is 68 cm. The length is four cm more than the width. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
19 and 15
The perimeter of a rectangle is 122 m. The length of the rectangle is 11 m less than five times the width. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
49 and 12
In Blue River, Jackie can row 32 km downstream in 8 hours but it takes him 4 hours to row 12 km upstream. Find the rate he rows in still water and the rate of the current.
3.5 and 0.5
Peanuts worth 2.90 a pound were mixed with cashews worth 4.60 a pound to produce a mixture worth 3.50 a pound. How many pounds of each kind of nuts were used to produce 51 pounds of the mixture?
33 and 18
The cost of 8 boxes of small paper clips and 7 boxes of large paper clips is $44.95. Five boxes of small paper clips and 3 boxes of large ones cost $22.80. Find the cost of a box of each size of paper clip.
2.25 and 3.85
In Colorado Creek, Darrell can row 24 km downstream in 6 hours or he can row 18 km in the same amount of time. Find the rate he rows in still water and the rate of the current.
3.5 and 0.5
The perimeter of a rectangle is 98 m. The length of the rectangle is 9 m more than four times the width. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
41 and 8
In Thompson Creek, Edna can row 28 km downstream in 4 hours but it takes her 7 hours to row that same distance upstream. Find the rate she rows in still water and the rate of the current.
5.5 and 1.5
Coffee worth 2.95 a pound was mixed with coffee worth 3.50 a pound to produce a blend worth 3.30 a pound. How much of each kind of coffee was used to produce 44 pounds of blended coffee?
16 and 28
The cost of 12 oranges and 7 apples is $5.36. Eight oranges and 5 apples cost $3.68. Find the cost of each orange and each apple.
0.26 and 0.32
If the temperature on a Celsius scale is divided by 5, it will equal the reading on a Fahrenheit scale. 15 times the Fahrenheit reading is equal to three times the Celsius reading. Find the temperature on each scale.
The temperatures can be anything!
The perimeter of a rectangle is 108 cm. The width of the rectangle is 6 cm less than the length. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
24 and 30
Bill flew his small airplane 459 km in 4.5 hours flying with the wind. He flew 480 km against the wind in 6 hours. Find the rate at which he flew in still air and the rate of the wind.
91 and 11
Dried apricots worth 5.75 a pound were mixed with dried prunes worth 3.80 a pound to produce a mixture of dried fruit worth 4.25 a pound. How much kind of fruit was used to produce 52 pounds of mixture?
12 and 40
The cost of 8 avocados and 3 tomatoes is $8.39. 4 avocados and 12 tomatoes cost $11.44. Find the cost of each avocado and each tomato.
0.79 and 0.69
The cost of 5 boxes of envelopes and 5 boxes of note paper costs $25.95. Two boxes of envelopes and 6 boxes of note paper cost $22.38. Find the cost of each box of envelopes and each box of note paper.
2.19 and 3
The perimeter of a rectangle is 24 m. The width is 30 m less than five times the length. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
5 and 7
In Red River, Karen can row 12 km downstream in 45 minutes or she can row 1.5 km upstream in the same amount of time. Find the rate she rows in still water and the rate of the current.
9 and 7
A 25% brine solution was mixed with an 18% brine solution to produce a 20% brine solution. How much of the 25% solution and how much of the 18% solution were used to produce 28 L of 20% solution?
8 and 20
The cost of 5 tables and 20 chairs is $739.70. The cost of 7 tables and 42 chairs is $1378.44. Find the cost of each table and each chair.
49.98 and 24.49
Candy worth $0.95 a pound was mixed with candy worth $1.85 a pound to produce a mixture worth $1.45 a pound. How many pounds of each kind of candy was used to produce 27 pounds of the mixture?
12 and 15