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The sum of twice a number and 10 is equals 180. Find the

number.

A 97-foot rope is cut into two pieces so that the longer
piece is 5 feet more than three times the smaller piece.
Find the lengths of both pieces.

The sum of five times a number and 4 is equal to four
times the sum of a number and 2. Find the number.

If a number is divided by 4,, the result is 15. What is the
number?

A number subtracted from 28 is equal to four more than
three times a number. Find the number.

A 21-foot log must be cut into two pieces so that the larger
piece is three feet longer than the shorter piece.
Four times a number subtracted from 28 is seven less than
the number. Find the number.
The sum of one-fourth a number and 17 is equal to the
sum of one-fifth the number and 18. Find the number.

Board-length problems
A 21-foot log must be cut into two pieces so that the larger
piece is three feet longer than the shorter piece.

A 30-inch board is to be cut into two pieces so the second
piece is twice as long as the first piece. Find the length of
the two pieces.
A 67-inch piece of string is cut into three pieces such that
the second piece is three as large as the first, and the third
piece is four more than five times as large as the first. Find
the lengths of the three pieces of string.

Fixed quantity and variable problems

A carpenter gave an estimate of $980 to build a cover over
a patio. His hourly rate is $28 and he expects to need $560
in materials. How many hours does he expect the job to
take?

A television repair technician charges $65 to make a in
house visit, and $40 as an hourly rate. If the materials
needed to repair the television total $89, and it takes him
an hour to finish the repair, find the total cost.
A mechanic charged $239 to repair a car, including $107
in parts and 6 hours of labor. How much does she charge
per hour for labor?
Consecutive integer problems
The sum of the three times the smaller of two consecutive
odd integers and four times the larger is 113. Find the
integers.
Two consecutive integers have a sum of 59. Find the
integers.
Find three consecutive even integers whose sum is
negative 84.

Karls license plate is four consecutive integers with a
sum of 26. What is his license plate number?
The sum of three consecutive even integers is 276. Find
the integers.
The sum of the three times the smaller of two consecutive
odd integers and four times the larger is 113. Find the
integers.

Find three consecutive even integers such that one-fourth
of the first plus one-seventh of the second plus one-half of
the third is 13. Find the integers.
Supplementary and Complementary angles and sum of triangle angles problems
Two angles are supplementary if their sum is 180 degrees. One
angle measures four times the measure of an angle
supplementary to it. Find the measure of the angle.

Two angles are complementary. The second angle is six
less than three times the first. Find the two angles.

The measures of the angles of a triangle are 3 consecutive
integers. Find the measures of the three angles.
Find the measure of two supplementary angles such that
one angle is four-fifths as large as the other.