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Create equations for the following situations.
Do not solve them.
Question 1
1.

If two consecutive integers have a sum of 127, find the numbers.

Question 2
2.

When a number is doubled and then increased by 7, the answer is 19. Find the number.

Question 3
3.

If three consecutive integers add to 27, find the smallest of them.

Question 4
4.

When a number is subtracted from 11, the result is 6 more than the number. Find the
number.

Question 5
5.

When a number is decreased by 3 and the result is doubled, the answer is equal to the
original number. Find the number.

Question 6
6.

When one half of a number is added to one-third of a number, the answer is 30. Find the number.

Question 7
7.

I have 25 coins in my pocket all of which are 5 penny or 20 penny coins. If their total value is $2.90, how many 5 penny coins do I have?

Question 8
8.

Onions cost 25 cents each whereas peppers cost 35 cents each. If I buy 5 more onions than peppers and the total bill is £545, how many onions did I buy?

Question 9
9.

Our club shirts are available in two sizes: small shirts cost $27 each and large shirts cost $31 each. Last week a total of 14 shirts were sold with a total cost of $398. How many of each shirt size was bought?

Question 10
10.

The sum of two numbers is 12. When one number is subtracted from three times the other, the result is 5. Find the numbers.

Question 11
11.

Two numbers differ by 3. Twice the smaller number is added to the larger number and the result is 14. Find the numbers.

Question 12
12.

3 consecutive even integers are such that the sum of the smaller two equals six more than the largest one. Find the integers.

Question 13
13.

A man is currently 4 times as old as his son. In 4 years from now, he will be three times as old as his son will be then. How old is his son now?

Question 14
14.

At present Phil is 8 years older than Bob. If Phil was one year younger, his age would be double Bob’s present age. How old is Bob?

Question 15
15.

In 5 years’ time, Pam will be twice as old as Sam was two years ago. Pam is 8 years older than Sam. How old is Sam?