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H.O.T. Problems
100

The sum of five times a number n and -6 is -2.

What is 5n + (-6) = -2

100

The sum of five times a number and -6 is -2. Find the number

-4/5 or -0.8

100

Rene is 6 years older than her younger sister. After 1 0 years, the sum of their ages will be 50 years. Find their present ages.

sister-12yrs 

Rene- 18yrs

100

Marianna wants to buy a new tennis racket that costs $57.50. She has $8 and plans to save $4.50 each week. How many weeks will it take her to save the money?

 11 weeks

200

Three less than one-half a number u is -71

What is 1u/2 - 3 = -71

200

Three less than one-half of a number  is 17. what's the number.

40

200

A 300 m long wire is used to fence a rectangular plot whose length is twice its width. Find the length and breadth of the plot.

length=100m

breadth=50m

200

In a contest, each finalist must answer 5 questions correctly. Each question is worth twice as much as the question before it. The fifth question is worth $1,600. How much is the first question worth?

 $100

300

Four times a number s increased by 3 is -89.

What is 4s + 3 = -89

300

Four times a number n increased by 3 is -89.

n=-23

300

The cost of a pencil is 25 cents more than the cost of an eraser. If the cost of 8 pencils and 10 erasers is $12.80, find the cost of each pencil.

pencil-85cents

300

The Hazell family has 4 children. Murphy is 1 year younger than his older brother Michael. Keira is 2 years younger than Murphy. Isabelle and Keira are twins. If sum of the ages of 4 children is 25, how old is Isabelle?

What is 5

400

Five more than three-fourths a number  n is -19.

What is 3n/4 + 5 = -19

400

Five more than three-fourths a number  n is -10.

-20

400

Pete, Bryan and Philip are cousins. Pete’s age is one-third of Bryan and Philip is five years elder than Bryan. If the sum of the age of the cousins is 40,How old is Philip?

Philip is 20yrs

400

I am a number, 

Tell my identity! 

Take me seven times over

 And add a fifty! 

To reach a triple century

 You still need forty!

30